"Möbius transformation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Möbius transformations [plural]
Etymology: Named for German mathematician and theoretical astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Möbius transformation (plural Möbius transformations)
  1. (geometry, complex analysis) A transformation of the extended complex plane that is a rational function of the form f(z) = (az + b) / (cz + d), where a, b, c, d are complex numbers such that ad − bc ≠ 0; an automorphism of the complex projective line. Wikipedia link: August Ferdinand Möbius, Möbius transformation Categories (topical): Complex analysis, Geometry Synonyms: Mobius transformation, Moebius transformation Hypernyms: automorphism, conformal mapping Hypernyms (linear fractional transformation): homography, projective transformation Holonyms: Möbius group Translations (transformation of the complex plane): Möbius-transformatie [feminine] (Dutch), transformation de Möbius [feminine] (French), Möbiustransformation [feminine] (German), trasformazione di Möbius [feminine] (Italian), transformação de Möbius [feminine] (Portuguese), transformación de Möbius [feminine] (Spanish)

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