collineation
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See also: collinéation
English
Etymology
From Latin collineare to direct in a straight line. See collimation.
Pronunciation
Noun
collineation (countable and uncountable, plural collineations)
- The act of collineating; collimation.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from one projective space to another, often to itself.
- Hyponym: central collineation