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
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.
• merosity, mesority
Source: Wiktionary
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
