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A line group is a mathematical way of describing symmetries associated with moving along a line .. symmetries. symmetry. These symmetries include repeating along that line , making that line a one-dimensional lattice .. symmetries. symmetry. However , line groups may have more than one dimension , and they may involve those dimensions in its isometries or symmetry transformations .. isometries. isometry. One constructs a line group by taking a point group in the full dimensions of the space , and then adding translations or offsets along the line to each of the point group 's elements , in the fashion of constructing a space group .. point group. point group. space group. space group. These offsets include the repeats , and a fraction of the repeat , one fraction for each element .. For convenience , the fractions are scaled to the size of the repeat ; they are thus within the line 's unit cell segment .. unit cell. unit cell