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Euclidean group

Noun

Meaning

Euclidean group (plural Euclidean groups)

(mathematics) the set of rigid motions that are also affine transformations.

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The positive solution for spaces of dimension at most two, and the negative solution for higher dimensions, comes from the fact that the Euclidean group is a solvable group for dimension at most two, and is not solvable for higher dimensions. Source: Internet

The set of all translations forms the translation group T, which is isomorphic to the space itself, and a normal subgroup of Euclidean group E(n ). Source: Internet

The structure of Euclidean spaces – distances, lines, vectors, angles ( up to sign), and so on – is invariant under the transformations of their associated Euclidean group. Source: Internet

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