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  • 11Line at infinity — Ideal line redirects here. For the ideal line in racing, see Racing line. In geometry and topology, the line at infinity is a line which is added to the real (affine) plane in order to give closure to, and remove the exceptional cases from, the… …

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  • 12symmetry — noun (plural tries) Etymology: Latin symmetria, from Greek, from symmetros symmetrical, from syn + metron measure more at measure Date: 1563 1. balanced proportions; also beauty of form arising from balanced proportions 2. the property of being… …

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  • 13symmetry — Equality or correspondence in form of parts distributed around a center or an axis, at the extremities or poles, or on the opposite sides of any body. [G. symmetria, fr. sym + metron, measure] inverse s. correspondence of the right or left side… …

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  • 14symmetry — noun /ˈsɪmɪtɹɪ/ a) Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis. b) The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the …

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  • 15symmetry — sym·me·try || sɪmɪtrɪ n. exact correspondence between parts on either side of a central line; proportion, balance between the parts of something …

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  • 16symmetry — /ˈsɪmətri / (say simuhtree) noun (plural symmetries) 1. the correspondence, in size, form, and arrangement, of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement with reference to corresponding parts. 2. the… …

  • 17symmetry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a correct proportion of the parts of a thing; balance, harmony. b beauty resulting from this. 2 a a structure that allows an object to be divided into parts of an equal shape and size and similar position to the point or line or… …

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  • 18Translational symmetry — In geometry, a translation slides an object by a vector a: Ta(p) = p + a.In physics and mathematics, continuous translational symmetry is the invariance of a system of equations under any translation. Discrete translational symmetry is invariance …

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  • 19Reflection symmetry — Reflection symmetry, line symmetry, mirror symmetry, mirror image symmetry, or bilateral symmetry is symmetry with respect to reflection.In 2D there is an axis of symmetry, in 3D a plane of symmetry. An object or figure which is indistinguishable …

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  • 20Tetrahedral symmetry — A regular tetrahedron has 12 rotational (or orientation preserving) symmetries, and a total of 24 symmetries including transformations that combine a reflection and a rotation.The group of symmetries that includes reflections is isomorphic to S 4 …

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