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ultrametric

adj

Etymology

From ultra- + metric.

  1. derived from metricus
  2. derived from métrique
  3. prefixed as ultrametric — “ultra + metric”

Definitions

  1. Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max…

    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.

  3. A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).

The neighborhood

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