Isometry
Distance-preserving mathematical transformation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about distance-preserving functions. For other mathematical uses, see isometry (disambiguation). For non-mathematical uses, see Isometric.
Not to be confused with Isometric projection.
In mathematics, an isometry (or congruence, or congruent transformation) is a distance-preserving transformation between metric spaces, usually assumed to be bijective.[lower-alpha 1] The word isometry is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἴσος isos meaning "equal", and μέτρον metron meaning "measure". If the transformation is from a metric space to itself, it is a kind of geometric transformation known as a motion.