metrize

[ mi-trahyz, me-trahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Mathematics.

, met·rized, met·riz·ing.

1. to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).

Other Words From

• met·rizable adjective
• metri·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrize¹

metr(ic) ² + -ize