Menger, Karl Statistical metrics. (English) Zbl 0063.03886 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 28, 535-537 (1942). The author proposes a probabilistic generalization of the theory of metric spaces by introducing the concept of probabilistic (statistical) metric space. This paper by Menger constituted the starting point for a field of research known as the theory of probabilistic metric spaces. Cited in 11 ReviewsCited in 431 Documents MSC: 54E70 Probabilistic metric spaces 60B99 Probability theory on algebraic and topological structures 60E05 Probability distributions: general theory PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{K. Menger}, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 28, 535--537 (1942; Zbl 0063.03886) Full Text: DOI