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In [[mathematics]], a '''homothecy''' (or '''homothety''') is a transformation of space which dilates distances with respect to a fixed point. Such a transformation is also called an '''enlargement'''. | In [[mathematics]], a '''homothecy''' (or '''homothety''') is a transformation of space which dilates distances with respect to a fixed point. Such a transformation is also called an '''enlargement'''. | ||
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* [[Dilation]] | * [[Dilation]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:22, 23 November 2007
In mathematics, a homothecy (or homothety) is a transformation of space which dilates distances with respect to a fixed point. Such a transformation is also called an enlargement.
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