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shape \shape\ (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. Shaped (sh[=a]pt); p. p. Shaped or Shapen (sh[=a]p"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Shaping.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See shape, n.] 1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. [1913 Webster]
I was shapen in iniquity. --Ps. li. 5. [1913 Webster]
Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel. [1913 Webster]
To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor speed nor art avail, he shapes his course. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire, And shape my foolishness to their desire. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
3. To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas). [archaic] [1913 Webster]
Oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange. [1913 Webster]
When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to point. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Shaping machine. (Mach.) Same as Shaper.
To shape one's self, to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
I will early shape me therefor. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] - shape \shape\, v. i. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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shape \shape\, n. [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian, OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan, scepfen, skeffen, Icer. skapa, skepja, Dan. skabe, skaffe, Sw. skapa, skaffa, Goth. gaskapjan, and perhaps to E. shave, v. Cf. -ship.] 1. Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape. [1913 Webster]
He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being. [1913 Webster]
Before the gates three sat, On either side, a formidable shape. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. A model; a pattern; a mold. [1913 Webster]
4. Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
5. Dress for disguise; guise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Look better on this virgin, and consider This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing In a Greekish dress. --Messinger. [1913 Webster]
6. (Iron Manuf.) (a) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar. (b) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted. [1913 Webster]
To take shape, to assume a definite form. - shape n 1: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation] 2: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape, form] 3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh] 4: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: shape, embodiment] 5: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: form, shape, cast] 6: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') [syn: condition, shape] 7: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe [syn: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, shape] 8: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: form, shape, pattern] v 1: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate] 2: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge] 3: give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" [syn: shape, form]
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Shape
The shape (, created thing) of an object located in some space is the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from other properties such as colour, content, and material composition, as well as from the object's other spatial properties (position and orientation in space; size).
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David George Kendall
David George Kendall FRS (15 January 1918 – 23 October 2007) was a British statistician, who spent much of his academic life in the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He worked with M. S. Bartlett during the war, and visited Princeton University after the war.
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The Shapes Song
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- Duration: 1:48
- Published: 12 Feb 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
It's a shapes song. This song was written and performed by AJ Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. Copyright 2011: All rights reserved For MP3s, worksheets and much more: www.KidsTV123.com kids songs song for children Chords for this song DGDDAD GDGDAD
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Shapes Song 2
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- Duration: 3:21
- Published: 30 Oct 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
A shapes song for children. If this video corrupts, please try the link below. www.youtube.com This song was written and performed by AJ Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. Copyright 2011 KidsTV123: All rights reserved For MP3s, worksheets and much more: www.KidsTV123.com kids songs song for children Chords for this song G Am CD
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Mister Maker - Shapes
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- Duration: 2:26
- Published: 07 Jan 2008
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
"I am a shape, la la la la" makes me larp every time. I have the song as a ringtone now! Courtesy of RDF Media.
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Sugababes - Shape
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- Duration: 3:35
- Published: 24 Nov 2009
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Music video by Sugababes performing Shape. (C) 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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Sting - Shape of my Heart
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- Duration: 4:41
- Published: 17 Jun 2006
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
This is the video to the album version of Shape of My Heart. It contains shots from "Ten Summoner's Tales" (The Video), but on the video it's quite different (with different harmonica solo and a little bit longer). RARE STUFF :) Sting official webpage - www.sting.com Sting Polish webpage - www.sting-nls.com
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Shapes for Kids
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- Duration: 1:17
- Published: 09 Oct 2007
- Updated: 24 Jun 2012
Go to www.teachm.org for more details Cliparts licensed from www.graphicsfactory.com
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SHAPES (Song for Kids ♫)
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- Duration: 1:56
- Published: 01 Sep 2011
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Zach and Reggie notices that shapes are literally everywhere! A fun educational song teaching children how to see shapes in everything that is around them. Facebook : facebook.com Support More Videos : bit.ly * * * Music, Puppets, Voices, and Art by Billy Reid More to come! Make sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly hits of PANCAKE MANOR! * * * Shapes are everywhere you look Everywhere you look there are shapes Shapes are found in everything Everything is made up of shapes Come on! Let's find shapes! I see a circle, I see a square I see a triangle over there Come on kids, let's draw shapes in the air SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE! FASTER! YEAH!
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Sting - Shape Of My Heart
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- Duration: 4:27
- Published: 02 Jan 2007
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
I Am A Shape
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- Duration: 1:14
- Published: 01 Dec 2010
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
The Shape Song- an instructional song for young children
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- Duration: 1:11
- Published: 01 Oct 2007
- Updated: 23 Jun 2012
The first half of this song is for preschoolers: circle, triangle, rectangle, square. The second half is for primary grade students: oval, diamond, heart, crescent, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon.
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Children's: Shapes 2
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- Duration: 1:46
- Published: 17 Dec 2009
- Updated: 22 Jun 2012
xoax.net Take the Shapes Quiz at XoaX.net! xoax.net Video Page: xoax.net This children's educational video teaches kids geometric shapes and shape recognition: ellipse, trapezoid, circle, octagon, rectangle, square, hexagon, parallelogram, pentagon, star, rhombus, and triangle. Please submit all questions to our forum: xoax.net Copyright 2009 XoaX.net LLC
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Backstreet Boys - Shape Of My Heart
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- Duration: 3:49
- Published: 25 May 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
Music video by Backstreet Boys performing Shape Of My Heart. (C) 2000 Zomba Recording LLC
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The Shapes Song (HD)
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- Duration: 1:48
- Published: 19 Feb 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
It's an HD version of the shapes song. This song was written and performed by AJ Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. Copyright 2011 KidsTV123: All rights reserved For MP3s, worksheets and much more: www.KidsTV123.com kids songs song for children Chords for this song DGDDAD GDGDAD
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Shapes - Songs For Children
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- Duration: 2:32
- Published: 09 Jun 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
Shapes Song teaches toddlers, preschool kids and ESL learners names of basic shapes!Download on iTunes: itunes.apple.com Or iPad App- itunes.apple.com SONG LYRICS: There are many kinds of shapes I see them everywhere I love circles and rectangles Triangles and squares Circles! When I go walking I see circles Everywhere I go A circle is round like a steering wheel It's shaped just like an "O" Like the big bright sun And a cinnamon bun And the wheels on a bicycle Round and round they go Like a big balloon Like the big full moon How many kinds of circles Do you know? Squares! I see squares when we go to town They're everywhere you turn They have four sides of the very same length Let's see what we can learn Like a pizza box And my toy blocks Equal sides of 1,2,3,and 4 Like a picture frame Or a windowpane A square is just a shape that I adore Triangles! Here and there I find triangles Look around and see And a triangle has three sides One and two and three Like a pizza slice A piece of pie is nice How about a great big Ice cream cone? Like a volcano Or the sail on my boat Or a steeple, or the shape of the roof That's on my home Rectangles! I share my house With a lot of rectangles Let's just take a look With two sides long And two sides short They're shaped just like a book Like my front door And the rug on my floor Like a fridge, like a brick Like a bed, like a stereo Like a Kleenex box And my grandfather clock I see rectangles Everywhere I go! There are many kinds of shapes <b>...</b>
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Learn Shapes with Shawn the Train - Fun and Educational Cartoon for Kids
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- Duration: 3:15
- Published: 29 Oct 2011
- Updated: 24 Jun 2012
Educational cartoon for children where Shawn the Train teaches different shapes and carves pumpkins with them. Video shows colorful shapes and train. Great Train theme will help your child remember shapes even faster. Also check out preview of our upcoming cartoon "The Alphabet Adventure With Alice And Shawn The Train" on our channel. Thank you for watching!!! Your kids will love it!!! ***POSTER SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL US IS ONLY $4.94! THAT IS INCLUDING POSTER TUBE! ON AMAZON.COM AND CANADA IS ONLY $5.95!!!*** www.amazon.com coilbook™ | Learning is easy when it's fun!™
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Leon The Professional - Shape Of My Heart
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- Duration: 4:44
- Published: 20 Oct 2008
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
A compilation of video clips from the movie, played to the soundtrack of "Shape Of My Heart" by Sting. DISCLAIMER: I do not own the video content, nor the audio content, and I claim absolutely no rights to either.
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Central Park: Marmot's Map Shapes Song
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- Duration: 1:29
- Published: 28 Feb 2009
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Just released! Try our free iPad app! Search for "waterford" in the App Store for our Mary Had a Little Lamb Nursery Rhyme Book. We think your child will love listening to the story, singing along, and interacting with the fun animations. Let us know if your child enjoys it by writing a review! -- The beta is now closed but you can buy Central Park songs and videos on iTunes: itunes.apple.com Watch and sing along with Marmot & his friends to 21 videos/songs as you learn your ABCs, 123s, shapes, and colors. -- To learn more about the Central Park program or Waterford, visit: www.waterford.org
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Resolution: Lose Weight And Get In Shape!
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- Duration: 10:05
- Published: 16 Dec 2008
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Get in Shape! A great new years resolution. People spend hundreds of millions of dollars buying gym memberships and fitness equipment this time of year in preparation for their new years resolutions but you dont have to. Getting in shape doesnt require money, just knowledge and dedication and this video will put you on the road to fitness. In this video I will show you how to achieve your new years resolution of losing weight and getting stronger with a simple 30 minute home workout. This video assumes that you have no experience with fitness or weightlifting so dont worry, we are not going to use any intimidating equipment. You will feel better and have more energy after your very first workout! OK, now for our workout, there are only three exercises - crunches for abs, pushups for chest, shoulders and triceps, and pullups for lats and biceps. And dont worry, if you cant do a single pushup or pullup I will show you how you can get started and build up your strength. This workout is for everyone, no matter how out of shape you are. You probably did these three exercises back in PE as a kid, but I'm going to show you how to do them correctly so you dont get injured. On Monday/Wednesday/Friday do 15 minutes of cardio and this 15 minute workout. On the other four days of the week, do 30 minutes of cardio. Here are some in-depth videos if you want more information on any of the following subjects: Pushups: www.youtube.com Pullups: www.youtube.com Crunches: www.youtube.com <b>...</b>
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The Shape Train - Learning for Kids
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- Duration: 1:14
- Published: 09 Mar 2011
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
A fun, easy way for kids to learn their shapes! Basic shapes explored from triangles to octagons. Climb aboard the shape train! www.zazzle.com - By popular demand, we've added t-shirts on zazzle.
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The Yardbirds-Shapes of things
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 09 Apr 2006
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Jimmy page when he was in the Yardbirds, not the best quality, but the authenticity is there. Kinda wonky solo by Zoso, but still a great song.
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Shape of my heart
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- Duration: 4:48
- Published: 05 May 2007
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Two time world magic champion Shawn Farquhar shows you his slight of hand.
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Sting - Shape of My Heart (HQ)
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- Duration: 4:47
- Published: 21 Oct 2010
- Updated: 25 Jun 2012
www.sting.com ===Lyrics=== He deals the cards as a meditation And those he plays never suspect He doesn't play for the money he wins He doesn't play for the respect He deals the cards to find the answer The sacred geometry of chance The hidden law of probable outcome The numbers lead a dance I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart He may play the jack of diamonds He may lay the queen of spades He may conceal a king in his hand While the memory of it fades I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart That's not the shape, the shape of my heart And if I told you that I loved you You'd maybe think there's something wrong I'm not a man of too many faces The mask I wear is one Those who speak know nothing And find out to their cost Like those who curse their luck in too many places And those who fear are lost I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart That's not the shape of my heart
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Nirvana-Heart Shaped Box (with lyrics)
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- Duration: 4:28
- Published: 02 Mar 2007
- Updated: 26 Jun 2012
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![Typically, the wingspan of a Spicebush Swallowtail ranges from 3-4 inches.[8] Adults are primarily black/brown in color, with a trademark green-blue (male) or bright blue (female) splotch in the shape of a half moon on the hind-wings.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120701053013/http://cdn4.wn.com/pd/97/f5/a81ddfd261242076e936e97da3b5_medium.jpg "Typically, the wingspan of a Spicebush Swallowtail ranges from 3-4 inches.[8] Adults are primarily black/brown in color, with a trademark green-blue (male) or bright blue (female) splotch in the shape of a half moon on the hind-wings.")
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This article is about describing the shape of an object. For common shapes, see list of geometric shapes. For other uses, see Shape (disambiguation).
The shape (Old English: gesceap, created thing) of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material composition.
Mathematician and statistician David George Kendall writes:[1]
In this paper ‘shape’ is used in the vulgar sense, and means what one would normally expect it to mean. [...] We here define ‘shape’ informally as ‘all the geometrical information that remains when location, scale[2] and rotational effects are filtered out from an object.’
Simple shapes can be described by basic geometry objects such as a set of two or more points, a line, a curve, a plane, a plane figure (e.g. square or circle), or a solid figure (e.g. cube or sphere). Most shapes occurring in the physical world are complex. Some, such as plant structures and coastlines, may be so arbitrary as to defy traditional mathematical description – in which case they may be analyzed by differential geometry, or as fractals.
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Rigid shape definition[link]
In geometry, two subsets of a Euclidean space have the same shape if one can be transformed to the other by a combination of translations, rotations (together also called rigid transformations), and uniform scalings. In other words, the shape of a set of points is all the geometrical information that is invariant to translations, rotations, and size changes. Having the same shape is an equivalence relation, and accordingly a precise mathematical definition of the notion of shape can be given as being an equivalence class of subsets of a Euclidean space having the same shape.
Shapes of physical objects are equal if the subsets of space these objects occupy satisfy the definition above. In particular, the shape does not depend on the size and placement in space of the object. For instance, a "p" and a "d" have the same shape, as they can be perfectly superimposed if the "p" is translated to the right by a given distance, rotated upside down and magnified by a given factor (see Procrustes superimposition for details). However, a mirror image could be called a different shape. For instance, a "b" and a "d" have a different shape, at least when they are constrained to move within a two-dimensional space like the page on which they are written. Even though they have the same size, there's no way to perfectly superimpose them by traslating and rotating them along the page. Similarly, within a three-dimensional space, a right hand and a left hand have a different shape, even if they are the mirror images of each other. Shapes may change if the object is scaled non uniformly. For example, a sphere becomes an ellipsoid when scaled differently in the vertical and horizontal directions. In other words, preserving axes of symmetry (if they exist) is important for preserving shapes. Also, shape is determined by only the outer boundary of an object. For example, a solid ice cube and a second ice cube containing an inner cavity (air bubble) have the same shape.[citation needed]
Objects that can be transformed into each other by rigid transformations and mirroring are congruent. An object is therefore congruent to its mirror image (even if it is not symmetric), but not to a scaled version. Objects that have the same shape or one has the same shape as the other's mirror image (or both if they are themselves symmetric) are called geometrically similar. Thus congruent objects are always geometrically similar, but geometrical similarity additionally allows uniform scaling.
Non-rigid shape definition[link]
A more flexible definition of shape takes into consideration the fact that realistic shapes are often deformable, e.g. a person in different postures, a tree bending in the wind or a hand with different finger positions. By allowing also isometric (or near-isometric) deformations like bending, the intrinsic geometry of the object will stay the same, while sub-parts might be located at very different positions in space. This definition uses the fact that, geodesics (curves measured along the surface of the object) stay the same, independent of the isometric embedding. This means that the distance from a finger to a toe of a person measured along the body is always the same, independent of posture. By only considering geodesic distances or other isometric properties as done in spectral shape analysis, it is possible to retrieve all cats in a database of animals independent of the pose.
Colloquial shape definition[link]
Further information: Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names
Shape can also be more loosely defined as "the appearance of something, especially its outline". This definition is consistent with the above, in that the shape of a set does not depend on its position, size or orientation. However, it does not always imply an exact mathematical transformation. For example it is common to talk of star-shaped objects even though the number of points of the star is not defined.
Philosophical skepticism of definitions[link]
In Plato's Meno, Socrates questions Meno as to the most accurate definition of a figure/shape. By showing the possibility of there being more than one definition, Socrates shows that a definition cannot wholly and accurately describe something and that there is no one absolute definition for anything including shape. [3]
Shape analysis[link]
Main article: Statistical shape analysis
The modern definition of shape[clarification needed] has arisen in the field of statistical shape analysis. In particular Procrustes analysis, which is a technique for analyzing the statistical distributions of shapes. These techniques have been used to examine the alignments of random points. Other methods are designed to work with non-rigid (bendable) objects, e.g. for posture independent shape retrieval (see for example Spectral shape analysis).
References[link]
- ^ Kendall, D.G. (1984). "Shape Manifolds, Procrustean Metrics, and Complex Projective Spaces". Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society 16 (2): 81–121. DOI:10.1112/blms/16.2.81.
- ^ Here, scale means only uniform scaling, as non-uniform scaling would change the shape of the object (e.g., it would turn a square into a rectangle).
- ^ Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1946). Meno. Forgotten Books. ISBN 1-60620-007-0, 9781606200070. http://books.google.com/?id=p3oQoPm-b_cC&dq=plato+meno.
External links[link]
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