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isometry

iso·metry

uncommon

noun

1.

the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same

2.

a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points

  • “the isometries of the cube”
3.
4.

equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)

Origin

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.

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