circle inversion
circle inversion noun: a transformation that maps any point P ≠ O to the point P’ on the ray from O through P for which OP × OP’ = r², and which maps O to the point at infinity.
Noun
circle inversion (plural circle inversions)
- A transformation that maps any point P ≠ O to the point P’ on the ray from O through P for which OP × OP’ = r², and which maps O to the point at infinity.
- The first of these is obtained by the method of circle inversion first discovered by Peaucellier.1875, A. B. Kempe, On Some New Limkages: Messenger of Mathematics, volume 4, page 121
- Nikolai Joukowski (1847-1921) was a Russian mathematician who did research in aerodynamics (James and James, 1992). He used circle inversion in the complex number plane to study airfoil shapes.1997, Mathematical Association of America, MAA Notes, numbers 41-42, page 169
- Synonyms:
- transformation
Synonyms of circle inversion
Forms of circle inversion
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Questions about circle inversion
- What does circle inversion mean?
- Circle inversion means a transformation that maps any point P ≠ O to the point P’ on the ray from O through P for which OP × OP’ = r², and which maps O to the point at infinity.
- What part of speech is circle inversion?
- Circle inversion is a noun.
- What is the plural of circle inversion?
- The plural of circle inversion is circle inversions.
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