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  2. Scaling (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    The scaling is uniform if and only if the scaling factors are equal (v x = v y = v z). If all except one of the scale factors are equal to 1, we have directional scaling. In the case where v x = v y = v z = k, scaling increases the area of any surface by a factor of k 2 and the volume of any solid object by a factor of k 3.

  3. Binary angular measurement - Wikipedia

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    The number can also be interpreted as a fraction of a full turn between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive) represented in binary fixed-point format with a scaling factor of 1/2 n. Multiplying that fraction by 360° or 2π gives the angle in degrees in the range 0 to 360, or in radians, in the range 0 to 2π, respectively.

  4. Curve-shortening flow - Wikipedia

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    A flow is a process in which the points of a space continuously change their locations or properties over time. More specifically, in a one-dimensional geometric flow such as the curve-shortening flow, the points undergoing the flow belong to a curve, and what changes is the shape of the curve, its embedding into the Euclidean plane determined by the locations of each of its points. [2]

  5. Shear mapping - Wikipedia

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    If S is an n × n shear matrix, then: S has rank n and therefore is invertible; 1 is the only eigenvalue of S, so det S = 1 and tr S = n; the eigenspace of S (associated with the eigenvalue 1) has n1 dimensions. S is defective; S is asymmetric; S may be made into a block matrix by at most 1 column interchange and 1 row interchange operation

  6. Tape correction (surveying) - Wikipedia

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    N L is the nominal length of the tape as specified by its mark; K L is a known length; Corr is the ratio of measured to actual length , determined by measuring a known length. In the U.S., some tapes come with United States Bureau of Standards certifications establishing the correction needed per 100' of tape.

  7. Gradian - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] Today, the degree, ⁠ 1 / 360 ⁠ of a turn, or the mathematically more convenient radian, ⁠ 1 / 2 π ⁠ of a turn (used in the SI system of units) is generally used instead. In the 1970s – 1990s, most scientific calculators offered the gon (gradian), as well as radians and degrees, for their trigonometric functions . [ 23 ]

  8. Length contraction - Wikipedia

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    Then, at a speed of 13 400 000 m/s (30 million mph, 0.0447 c) contracted length is 99.9% of the length at rest; at a speed of 42 300 000 m/s (95 million mph, 0.141 c), the length is still 99%. As the magnitude of the velocity approaches the speed of light, the effect becomes prominent.

  9. Stretch factor - Wikipedia

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    The stretch factor of the pair is the ratio between these two distances, d(f(x),f(y))/d(x,y). The stretch factor of the whole mapping is the supremum of the stretch factors of all pairs of points. The stretch factor has also been called the distortion [disputed – discuss] or dilation of the mapping.