Definition: [ Distribution function ]

A function f : R   0,   is called a d.f if it is non decreasing, right continuous

with inftR f  t  = 0 and suptR f  t   1 .

Definition:[ 2- Probabilistic normed space ]

A pair X,N is said to be a 2- Probabilistic normed space if X is a real vector space

with dim  X   1 , N is a mapping from X  X  D

[ for x  X the d.f N  x, y  is denoted by N x , y and N x , y  t  means at N  x, y  at t  R ]

satisfying the conditions :

2 PN  i  ; N x , y  0   0 x, y  X
2 PN  ii  ; N x , y  t   1 t  0  x, y are linearly dependent.
2 PN  iii  ; N x , y  t   N y , x  t  x, y  X
 t 
2 PN  iv  ; N x , y  t   N x , y   x, y  X and   R / 0
 
2 PN  v  ; N x  y , z  s  t   min  N x , z  s  , N y , z  t  x, y , z  X and s, t  R

Then  x, y   N x , y is called 2P – norm on X.

Then  X , N  is called a 2-PN space.

2 PN  vi  ; N x, y  t   0 t   0,     x, y is linearly dependent.
Theorem: Let  X , N  be a 2-PN space. Assume the condition 2PN(iv). For    0,1

define, x, y 
 inf t; N x , y  t     then  .,. 
;    0,1 is an ascending family of 2-

norms on X. These 2- norms on X corresponding to (or induced by) the 2P norm N on X.

Remark: Let X,N be a 2-PN space satisfying condition 2PN(iv). .,.  is the 2α –

X
norm induced by the 2P norm N. Then the quotient space, is a normed space
e

equipped with the norm,

  N x ,e '   N x,e ' 
x e q
 inf  ; e  e , N e, e '  1  sup  ; e  e , N e ,e '  1

 N e, e'   N e,e' 
 N 
= N x, e  sup  x ,e ; e'  e , N e,e'  1
 N e,e' 

Since .,.  is the α-2norm induced by the 2P norm N. We can write,

 x, e   x, e 
x e q
 inf  '

; e '  e , e, e '  1  sup  '

; e '  e , e, e'  1
 
e, e  e, e 
   
 x, e 
= x, e   sup  '

; e '  e , e, e '  1

 e, e  

Lemma: Let X,N be a 2-PN space. Assume the condition 2PN(iv). Let 0  e  X .

Let r be any number such that 0  r  1 then

 xr  X  such that N xr ,e  t   1 and r  N xr , e  t   1 for t  R

Proof:
Let .,.  is the α-2 norm induced by the 2P norm N where    0,1 .

So, it is enough to show that ,

 xr  X  such that xr , e   1 and r  xr , e   1 for    0,1 .

Suppose
x, e   0 x  e for    0,1 then
 x, e 
we have x  e q
= x, e   sup  '

; e'  e , e, e '  1  0 x  e and    0,1 .

 e, e  
 x e 
q
since 0  r  1, x, e   x  e   x  e and    0,1 .
q
 r 
 
 x   x 
put xr    then xr , e     , e  1.
 x, e
    x, e   
  x  1
and xr  e =    e  x e r
q  x, e x, e  q
   q

 x, e 
 x  e q = x, e   sup  '

; e '  e , e, e' 
 1
 e, e  
 1 
' '
= 1  sup  '
; e  e , e, e  1 

 e, e  
 1? or  2?