Etymograph

English

pseudometric

From pseudo- + metric.

Formed from pseudo- + metric

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

New Latin metricus ‘pertaining to the system based on the meter’

French métrique

English metric

Today it means

adj Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudometric”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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