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In [[mathematics]], a distance is given by a [[metric]] defined |
In [[mathematics]], a distance is given by a [[metric]] defined in a [[metric space]]. |
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In the [[Euclidean space]] '''R''' <sub>n<sub>, the distance between two points is usually given by the metric based on the theorem of Pythogoras, |
In the [[Euclidean space]] '''R''' <sub>n<sub>, the distance between two points is usually given by the metric based on the theorem of Pythogoras, |
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Revision as of 19:13, 16 February 2002
In mathematics, a distance is given by a metric defined in a metric space.
In the Euclidean space R n, the distance between two points is usually given by the metric based on the theorem of Pythogoras, namely as the square root of sum of squares of the differences of the coordidinates.