(mathematics) a function used to calculate the distance between two points. / (topology) a metric.

ancylostomiasis

A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due.

(information theory) Given two strings of equal length, the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols differ; it therefore indicates the minimum number of substitutions required to change one string into the other.

seneciosis

An unexplained phenomenon marked by a decrease in bee populations.

colony collapse disorder

(obsolete, rare) Synonym of disappearing disease

haemophilia

plural of dish bitch