The constant ratio by which all distances are increased (or decreased) in a similarity. A similarity with ratio of magnification equal to 1 is called an isometry.
Ratio of Magnification
See also
Central Dilation, Dilation, Expansion, Geometric Contraction, Isometry, Similar, Similar Triangles, Similarity, Similarity Transformation, TranslationExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., p. 94, 1967.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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