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AREA DILATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A property of dissipative systems whose surface given by initial conditions increases in time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Propriété distinctive d'un système dissipatif dont la surface des conditions initiales augmente en moyenne au cours du temps sans changer la nature ou la composition du système.

OBS

Une dilatation est une homothétie affine de rapport non nul ou une translation. En modélisation fractale, l'image peut subir une dilatation isotrope, c'est-à-dire applicable simultanément dans toutes les directions.

Spanish

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