Definition:Euclidean Metric/General Definition

Definition
Let $M_{1'} = \left({A_{1'}, d_{1'}}\right), M_{2'} = \left({A_{2'}, d_{2'}}\right), \ldots, M_{n'} = \left({A_{n'}, d_{n'}}\right)$ be metric spaces.

Let $\displaystyle \mathcal A = \prod_{i \mathop = 1}^n A_{i'}$ be the cartesian product of $A_{1'}, A_{2'}, \ldots, A_{n'}$.

The Euclidean metric on $\displaystyle \mathcal A = \prod_{i \mathop = 1}^n A_{i'}$ is defined as:


 * $\displaystyle d_2 \left({x, y}\right) := \left({\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n \left({d_{i'} \left({x_i, y_i}\right)}\right)^2}\right)^{\frac 1 2}$

where $x = \left({x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n}\right), y = \left({y_1, y_2, \ldots, y_n}\right) \in \mathcal A$.

Real Vector Space
Let $\displaystyle \mathcal A = \prod_{i \mathop = 1}^n A_{i'}$ be the real vector space $\R^n$.

Also see

 * Euclidean Metric is Metric