 Quasi-isometry (source code)

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= Quasi-isometry
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A map $f:X\to Y$ is a $(\lambda,\varepsilon)$-quasi-isometric embedding when
$$
\lambda^{-1}d_X(x,x')-\varepsilon
\leq d_Y(f(x),f(x'))
\leq\lambda d_X(x,x')+\varepsilon.
$$
It is a quasi-isometry when every point of $Y$ lies a uniformly bounded distance from its image.

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