isometry Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: IH0 S AA1 M AH0 T R IY0
What Does Isometry Mean?
Isometry is a noun that 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.
Isometry Definition (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.
Isometry is to metric spaces what isomorphism is to groups.
Synonyms of Isometry
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Isometry synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Isometry
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Isometry in a Sentence
Isometry is to metric spaces what isomorphism is to groups.
Word Forms & Grammar
isometry (plural isometries)
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.