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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: equality
noun
equality of elevation above sea level
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: elevation
noun
a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
noun
the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: growth rate, rate of growth
History
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.
Across languages
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