isometry
isometry noun: a function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
Noun
isometry (plural isometries)
- A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
- Isometry is to metric spaces what isomorphism is to groups.
isometry meaning in Tamil
isometry in Tamil
- சமமானம், விழிகளின் ஒத்தவிட்டம், சமஅளவை உருமாற்றம்
Forms of isometry
| plural | isometries |
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Origin of isometry
From New Latin isometria, from Ancient Greek ἰσομετρία (isometría), from ἰσο- (iso-) + -μετρία (-metría), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and μέτρον (métron, “measurement”) + -ια (-ia, “-y”). Equivalent to iso- + -metry.
Words formed from isometry
Questions about isometry
- What does isometry mean?
- Isometry means a function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
- What is isometry in Tamil?
- Isometry in Tamil is சமமானம், விழிகளின் ஒத்தவிட்டம், சமஅளவை உருமாற்றம். See Isometry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is isometry?
- Isometry is a noun.
- What is the plural of isometry?
- The plural of isometry is isometries.
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