tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679715190635795973.post6700149155025156877..comments2023-09-06T08:23:30.799-07:00Comments on y of x: Topology Questionfakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12859709233583742208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679715190635795973.post-18021006624979553522009-06-12T13:26:47.279-07:002009-06-12T13:26:47.279-07:00I'm not sure self-similarity is exactly it. Th...I'm not sure self-similarity is exactly it. The post is poorly worded. I meant 'similar' instead of 'congruent'. I think the best way to state the property I'm thinking about is that an object A can be tiled by a scaled copy of itself, say A'. Is that self-similarity?fakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859709233583742208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679715190635795973.post-59561833652169080222009-06-04T11:14:54.857-07:002009-06-04T11:14:54.857-07:00If you subtract triangle B from a larger enclosing...If you subtract triangle B from a larger enclosing triangle A, the remaining portion C isn't a triangle. C can always be subdivided into other triangles with the same shape as A. Tesselated?<br />Is that what you mean?<br />If so, maybe you could call that self-similarity?Ken Colangelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679715190635795973.post-32695632749834459482009-06-04T05:17:56.357-07:002009-06-04T05:17:56.357-07:00Do you mean self-similarity?Do you mean <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-similarity" rel="nofollow">self-similarity</a>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com