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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=affine_geometry">affine geometry</a>, <b>uniform scaling</b> (or <b>isotropic scaling</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=linear_transformation">linear transformation</a> that enlarges (increases) or shrinks (diminishes) objects by a <a href="page.php?w=scale_factor">scale factor</a> that is the same in all directions (<a href="page.php?w=isotropic">isotropically</a>). The result of uniform scaling is <a href="page.php?w=similarity_%28geometry%29">similar</a> (in the geometric sense) to the original.  A scale factor of 1 is normally</p><p>
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