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Record 1 1995-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Mathematics
DEF

A member of a family of sets which covers the plane with no gaps.

CONT

When determining the volume of a fractal, the structure is covered by balls or boxes of unit volume.

OBS

See box, covering, Mandelbrot set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Intérieur de sphère à centre et rayon donnés, souvent pris comme unité de mesure volumique d'un ensemble.

OBS

Les boules de recouvrement sont ouvertes ou bien fermées. En topologie, on emploie aussi "disque" et "sphère".

PHR

boules disjointes, confondues, fermées, ouvertes.

PHR

boule d'un espace hilbertien.

PHR

bourrage de recouvrement par boules.

Spanish

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