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  • 11Point group — The Bauhinia blakeana flower on the Hong Kong flag has C5 symmetry; the star on each petal has D5 symmetry. In geometry, a point group is a group of geometric symmetries (isometries) that keep at least one point fixed. Point groups can exist in a …

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  • 12Geometric flow — In mathematics, specifically differential geometry, a geometric flow is the gradient flow associated to a functional on a manifold which has a geometric interpretation, usually associated with some extrinsic or intrinsic curvature. They can be… …

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  • 13Point (geometry) — In geometry, topology and related branches of mathematics a spatial point describes a specific point within a given space that consists of neither volume, area, length, nor any other higher dimensional analogue. Thus, a point is a 0 dimensional… …

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  • 14Geometric primitive — The term geometric primitive in computer graphics and CAD systems is used in various senses, with common meaning of atomic geometric objects the system can handle (draw, store). Sometimes the subroutines that draw the corresponding objects are… …

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  • 15Geometric phase — In mechanics (including classical mechanics as well as quantum mechanics), the Geometric phase, or the Pancharatnam Berry phase (named after S. Pancharatnam and Sir Michael Berry), also known as the Pancharatnam phase or Berry phase, is a phase… …

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  • 16Geometric group action — In mathematics, specifically geometric group theory, a geometric group action is a certain type of action of a discrete group on a metric space.DefinitionIn geometric group theory, a geometry is any proper, geodesic metric space. An action of a… …

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  • 17geometric — [[t]ʤi͟ːəme̱trɪk[/t]] (The form geometrical [[t]ʤi͟ːəme̱trɪk(ə)l[/t]] is also used.) 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Geometric or geometrical patterns or shapes consist of regular shapes or lines. Geometric designs were popular wall decorations in the 14th… …

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  • 18Point process — In statistics and probability theory, a point process is a type of random process for which any one realisation consists of a set of isolated points either in time or geographical space, or in even more general spaces. For example, the occurrence …

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  • 19Point particle — Standard model of particle physics Standard Model …

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  • 20point — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo French, prick, dot, moment, from Latin punctum, from neuter of punctus, past participle of pungere to prick; partly from Anglo French pointe sharp end, from Vulgar Latin *puncta, from Latin,… …

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