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Hjelmslev's theorem

Hjelmslev's theorem proper noun: a theorem stating that if a set of points P_i lying on a line is isometrically mapped to points P_i' on a different line, then the midpoints of the segments P_iP_i' also lie on a line.

Proper noun

Hjelmslev's theorem

  1. a theorem stating that if a set of points P_i lying on a line is isometrically mapped to points P_i' on a different line, then the midpoints of the segments P_iP_i' also lie on a line.

Origin of Hjelmslev's theorem

Named after Johannes Hjelmslev.

Questions about Hjelmslev's theorem

What does Hjelmslev's theorem mean?
Hjelmslev's theorem means a theorem stating that if a set of points P_i lying on a line is isometrically mapped to points P_i' on a different line, then the midpoints of the segments P_iP_i' also lie on a line.
What part of speech is Hjelmslev's theorem?
Hjelmslev's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Hjelmslev's theorem in the dictionary

  1. Hjelm
  2. hjelmite
  3. Hjelms
  4. Hjelmslev transformation
  5. Hjelmslev transformations
  6. Hjelmslev's theorem
  7. Hjelmslevian
  8. hjem
  9. Hjerkinn
  10. HJK
  11. Hjort

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