ISOMETRY

isometry

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

isometry

(noun) equality of elevation above sea level

isometry

(noun) 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”

isometry

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

isometry (plural isometries)

(mathematics) 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.

Anagrams

• merosity, mesority

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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