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# How to pronounce "ultrametric" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ʌltræmɛtrɪk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ul·tra·me·tric**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
- Describing a phylogeny in which every tip is the same distance from the root.

### NOUN
- A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
  - *Example*: "This relation between hierarchical clusterings and ultrametrics is one-to-one; if, that is, we agree not to distinguish ultrametrics that are (strictly) monotonically related to each other. That is, there is one and only one ultrametric for each hierarchical tree structure. Thus there is an isomorphism between ultrametrics and hierarchical tree structures. In this sense the two can be identified."

### Example Sentences
- "This relation between hierarchical clusterings and ultrametrics is one-to-one; if, that is, we agree not to distinguish ultrametrics that are (strictly) monotonically related to each other. That is, there is one and only one ultrametric for each hierarchical tree structure. Thus there is an isomorphism between ultrametrics and hierarchical tree structures. In this sense the two can be identified."

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## How to Pronounce "ultrametric"

- **Syllables**: ul · tra · me · tric
- **IPA**: `/ʌltræmɛtrɪk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[ultrametrics](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ultrametrics)


## Related Pronunciations

[ultrameric](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ultrameric), [ult](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ult), [ulted](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulted), [ulterior](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulterior), [ulteriority](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulteriority), [ulteriorly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulteriorly), [ulteriorness](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulteriorness), [ulteriour](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ulteriour)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “ultrametric”?
“ultrametric” is pronounced /ʌltræmɛtrɪk/ (ul · tra · me · tric). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “ultrametric”?
“ultrametric” has 4 syllables: ul · tra · me · tric.

### What does “ultrametric” mean?
Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).


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