---
tag: 087VJM5Q77
kind: concept
name: Translation
msc: [51F20]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_(geometry)
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q211459
  wikipedia: Translation (geometry)
---

## Summary

A translation moves each point of a space by the same distance in the same direction. It adds one fixed vector to each point.