Definition of Isometries

1. Noun. (plural of isometry) ¹

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Definition of Isometries

1. isometry [n] - See also: isometry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isometries

isometric contraction period
isometric exercise
isometric line
isometric period of cardiac cycle
isometric perspective
isometric relaxation
isometric relaxation period
isometric ruler
isometric space
isometric spaces
isometric tension
isometric traction
isometrical
isometrically
isometrics
isometries (current term)
isometropia
isometropias
isometry
isomonodromic
isomonodromy
isomorph
isomorphic
isomorphic response
isomorphically
isomorphism
isomorphisms
isomorphous
isomorphous gliosis
isomorphs

Literary usage of Isometries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Real Analysis by Andrew M. Bruckner, Judith B. Bruckner, Brian S. Thomson (1997)
"9.4 Homeomorphisms and isometries Given two metric spaces (X,p) and (Y,a), we shall often need to know if there is a close relation between them. ..."

2. Elementary Real Analysis by Brian S. Thomson, Judith B. Bruckner, Andrew M. Bruckner (2000)
"A property is called a metric property if it is preserved by isometries. Observe that an isometry is just a homeomorphism that preserves distance. ..."

3. Topics in Physical Geometry by Robert Hermann (1988)
"In the positive-Riemannian, submersion case this is a result proved first by Reinhart Metric Homomorphisms and Croups of isometries We now examine metric ..."

4. Ricci and Levi-Civita's Tensor Analysis Paper by Robert Hermann (1975)
"(It is known (see Helgason [1]) that the group of isometries can be made into a ... It is only true if G acts as a group of isometries of a positive metric: ..."

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