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- From: sakkinen@jyu.fi (Markku Sakkinen)
- Subject: Re: barycenter
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.122817.4175@jyu.fi>
- Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
- References: <fxg.724333849@bolgolam>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:28:17 GMT
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- In article <fxg.724333849@bolgolam> fxg@bolgolam.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Felix Gatzemeier) writes:
- >A question about the graphics libraries:
- >
- > >> what does barycenter mean? <<
- >
- >(The manual doesn't explain it, Webster (TM) doesn't know it
- >and my imagination can't get it, either.)
-
- It must mean 'centre of gravity' (Schwerpunkt) -- being derived
- from the Old Greek word for 'heavy', I think.
- (I know, I know: this wasn't exactly an Eiffel question.)
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