New distance for any finite sets, half the Hamming distance

<p> In this paper, we introduce a new, previously unknown, distance (i.e., a new metric) in a set whose elements are some other (any) <em><strong>finite</strong></em> sets. It is proved that with such a metric the set under consideration is a metric space. A direct relationship is established between this distance and the Hamming distance: it is exactly two times smaller than the Hamming distance and it is much easier to calculate it. As an application, the set of natural numbers is considered as a discrete metric space with a new metric introduced, and a new <em><strong>metric</strong></em> criterion for the primality of a natural number is established. <em><strong>This is the first metric criterion in the history of mathematics for a natural number to be prime.</strong></em> </p>

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