"homothety" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homotheties [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμο- (homo-, “same”) + θέσις (thésis, “setting, placement, arrangement”). Etymology templates: {{cog|grc|ὁμο-||same}} Ancient Greek ὁμο- (homo-, “same”), {{m|grc|θέσις||setting, placement, arrangement}} θέσις (thésis, “setting, placement, arrangement”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} homothety (plural homotheties)
  1. (mathematics, geometry) An isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point. Wikipedia link: Homothetic transformation Categories (topical): Geometry, Mathematics Synonyms (isotropic scaling transformation with a fixed point): homothecy, homogeneous dilation, homothetic transformation Related terms: homothetic Translations (scaling transformation): homotetio (Esperanto), homothétie [feminine] (French), homotecia [feminine] (Galician), omotetia [feminine] (Italian), jednokładność [feminine] (Polish), homotetia [feminine] (Polish), homotetia (Portuguese), homotecia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-homothety-en-noun-K637mviE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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