A Map 
 from 
 to 
 is Area-preserving if
for every subregion 
 of 
, where 
 is the 
-D Measure of 
.  A linear transformation is
Area-preserving if its corresponding Determinant is equal to 1.
See also Conformal Map, Symplectic Map
 
© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein 
1999-05-25