ultrametric
Meanings
adj
- Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
- Describing a phylogeny in which every tip is the same distance from the root.
noun
- A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
Word forms
Etymology
From ultra- + metric.
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