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What does translation mean in math?


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Mean In Euclidean geometry, a translation is moving every point a constant distance in a specified direction. Like any rigid motion, a translation may be decomposed into two reflections, that are two indirect isometries. ChaCha on!

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Translation means to move from one place to another, often "slide" is used in it's place. Keep ChaCha-ing!

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