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adj
Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Describing a phylogeny in which every tip is the same distance from the root.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From ultra- + metric.
Across languages
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