isometry
[ ahy-som-i-tree ]
/ aɪˈsɒm ɪ tri /
noun
equality of measure.
Biology. equal growth rates in two parts of a developing organism.
Geography. equality with respect to height above sea level.
Mathematics. a function from one metric space onto a second metric space having the property that the distance between two points in the first space is equal to the distance between the image points in the second space.
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British Dictionary definitions for isometry
isometry
/ (aɪˈsɒmɪtrɪ) /
noun
maths rigid motion of a plane or space such that the distance between any two points before and after this motion is unaltered
equality of height above sea level
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Scientific definitions for isometry
isometry
[ ī-sŏm′ĭ-trē ]
Equality of measure.
Equality of elevation above sea level.
A function between two metric spaces (such as two coordinate systems) which preserves distances. A rotation or translation in a plane is an isometry, since the distances between two points on the plane remain the same after the rotation or translation.
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