Etymology

Hjelmslev's theorem

Today it means: a theorem stating that if a set of points P_i lying on a line is isometrically mapped to points P_i' on a different line, then the midpoints of the segments P_iP_i' also lie on a line. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Johannes Hjelmslev.

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