ultrametric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
  2. Describing a phylogeny in which every tip is the same distance from the root.
noun
  1. A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).

Word forms

ultrametric ultrametrics

Etymology

From ultra- + metric.

Related words

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