Understanding the Usual Metric on R - {0}: A Question from a Homework Statement

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The usual metric defined on R - {0} is indeed a valid metric space, as it satisfies all the necessary metric conditions. However, it is important to note that this space is not complete because it does not include all of its limit points. The discussion references the properties of metric spaces, emphasizing the implications of removing the point 0 from the real numbers.

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I was working on a problem and think I might have run across an issue. Is the usual metric defined on R - {0}? (Where R is the real numbers) Reworded, can I say that I have a space R - {0} with the usual metric on it? Thank you.
 
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I think you do almost whatever you want really ;)

however as the metric still satisfies all the metric consditions, it is still a metric space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_space

however it will no lonegr be complete as it doesn't contain all its limit points
 

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