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homothetical

homothetical is the alternative form of homothetic.

Meaning of homothetic

Adjective

homothetic (not comparable)

  1. for a geometric figure that is the image of another figure under an homothety.
  2. of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value
  3. in which the ratio of goods demanded depends only on the ratio of their prices
  4. the relationship of a microcosm to a macrocosm

Questions about homothetical

What is homothetical the alternative form of?
Homothetical is the alternative form of homothetic.

Words near homothetical in the dictionary

  1. homothermic
  2. homothermous
  3. homotherms
  4. homothet
  5. homothetic
  6. homothetical
  7. homothetically
  8. homotheticities
  9. homotheticity
  10. homotheties
  11. homothets

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