homothetic
- Adjective. (mathematics) 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.
- Adjective. (economics) in which the ratio of goods demanded depends only on the ratio of their prices.
- Adjective. the relationship of a microcosm to a macrocosm.
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