<mathematics> A vector space with a function, ||F||, such that
||F|| = 0 if and only if F=0 ||aF|| = abs(a) * ||F|| ||F+G|| <= ||F|| + ||G||Roughly, a distance between two elements in the space is defined.
(2000-03-10)
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