Procrustes Transformation - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org ![rw-book-cover|200x400](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: **en.wikipedia.org** - Full Title: Procrustes Transformation - Wikipedia - Category: #articles - Tags: #mathematic - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrustes_transformation ## Highlights - A Procrustes transformation is a geometric transformation that involves only translation, rotation, uniform scaling, or a combination of these transformations. Hence, it may change the size or position, but not the shape of a geometric object. Named after the mythical Greek robber, Procrustes, who made his victims fit his bed either by stretching their limbs or cutting them off.