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  • 1Metric space aimed at its subspace — In mathematics, a metric space aimed at its subspace is a categorical construction that has a direct geometric meaning. It is also a useful step toward the construction of the metric envelope, or tight span, which are basic (injective) objects of …

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  • 2Metric (band) — Metric James Shaw, Joules Scott Key and Emily Haines, live in 2010 Background information Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada …

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  • 3Completion — may refer to: Completeness Completion (American football) Completion (oil and gas wells) one stage of Conveyancing, transfer of the title of property from one person to another In mathematics: Completion (metric space) Completion (order theory)… …

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  • 4Metric space — In mathematics, a metric space is a set where a notion of distance (called a metric) between elements of the set is defined. The metric space which most closely corresponds to our intuitive understanding of space is the 3 dimensional Euclidean… …

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  • 5metric space — Math. a space with a metric defined on it. [1925 30] * * * In mathematics, a set of objects equipped with a concept of distance. The objects can be thought of as points in space, with the distance between points given by a distance formula, such… …

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  • 6Metric (mathematics) — In mathematics, a metric or distance function is a function which defines a distance between elements of a set. A set with a metric is called a metric space. A metric induces a topology on a set but not all topologies can be generated by a metric …

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  • 7Complete metric space — Cauchy completion redirects here. For the use in category theory, see Karoubi envelope. In mathematical analysis, a metric space M is called complete (or Cauchy) if every Cauchy sequence of points in M has a limit that is also in M or,… …

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  • 8Glossary of Riemannian and metric geometry — This is a glossary of some terms used in Riemannian geometry and metric geometry mdash; it doesn t cover the terminology of differential topology. The following articles may also be useful. These either contain specialised vocabulary or provide… …

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  • 9UK Metric Association — The UK Metric Association, or UKMA, is an advocacy group in the United Kingdom that argues for completion of the British metrication programme. UKMA argues that the continued use of two incompatible systems of measurement causes misunderstanding …

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  • 10P-adic number — In mathematics, the p adic number systems were first described by Kurt Hensel in 1897 [cite journal | last = Hensel | first = Kurt | title = Über eine neue Begründung der Theorie der algebraischen Zahlen | journal =… …

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