Image

Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.ɪd͡ʒ/ Explain

Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. What is different between the preimage and the image? What is the same? Manipulative 1 - Image Created with GeoGebra.

An image is the result of a geometric transformation. In the example, the image is the the result of shifting the preimage.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, image. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 94. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Image. 3/19/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/i/image.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

3/19/2019: Revise manipulative and text for clarity. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
8/6/2018: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)