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ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY
MATURAL
Rotational symmetry: An
object has rotational symmetry if it looks unchanged after being turned (rotated) by
some specific amount less than a full 360-degree spin. The center-point of the spin
is called the point of symmetry of the rotation.
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Translational symmetry:
NATURAL
Translational symmetry is
when a pattern looks the same before and after it has been moved ("translated") a
particular distance in a specified direction. Patterns with translational symmetries
look like they were created by someone with a stamp, moving in a straight line
across a surface and stamping at regular intervals as they move
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Helical Symmetry
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Scale Symmetry
NATURE
Scale symmetry means that if an object is expanded or reduced in size, the new object has
the same properties as the original.
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MATHEMATIC IN THE
MODERN WOLD