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Procrustes superimposition

The statistical procedure in geometric morphometrics that removes non-shape variation (translation, rotation, scale) from a set of landmark coordinates, leaving only shape differences for analysis. Named after the mythological figure; has no relation to the myth beyond the analogy of standardisation.

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