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SYMMETRIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symmetric
1, record 1, English, symmetric
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The word symmetric is of ancient Greek parentage and means well-proportioned, well-ordered - certainly nothing even remotely chaotic. Yet, paradoxically, self-similarity, ... among all the symmetries gives birth to its very antithesis: chaos, a state of utter confusion and disorder. As we shall endeavor to show, the genesis of chaos is, in fact, closely related to self- similarity and its inherent lack of "smoothness 1, record 1, English, - symmetric
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- symétrique
1, record 1, French, sym%C3%A9trique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la propriété de symétrie. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
symétrique par rapport à une droite/un plan/un point, symétrique relativement à une forme/un motif. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
application, arbre fractal, différence, élément, endomorphisme, ensemble fractal, espace, figure, fonction, forme, fractale, graphe, groupe, liste, matrice, pli, polynôme, rapport, relation, structure, texture, théorie, transformation symétrique. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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