What does homothecy mean?
Homothecy means (geometry) A homothetic transformation..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(geometry) A homothetic transformation..
Let us determine the center and the ratio of this homothecy.
The restriction of B to S_b is a homothecy of scale b.
Proposition 7.4 Homothecies preserve circles. That is, for any homothecy h and any circle C, h(C) is a circle as well.[…]Were we willing to do the same with homothecies, we would meet an obstruction: the composition of two homothecies is not necessarily a homothecy.
Use homothecy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homothecy means (geometry) A homothetic transformation..
Common synonyms include homogeneous dilation, homothety.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Let us determine the center and the ratio of this homothecy.
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