different between goods vs homothetic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??dz/
• Rhymes: -?dz

Noun

goods

1. plural of good

Noun

goods pl (plural only)

1. (business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
2. (informal, often preceded by the) Something authentic, important, or revealing.
3. (Britain, transport) Freight, as opposed to passengers.
4. (rail transport, Britain) Short for goods train.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to produced, traded, or consumed "goods": returned, used, damaged, stolen, lost, dangerous, non-traded, intermediate, promotional, industrial, agricultural, imported, cheap, expensive, luxury, inferior, counterfeit, raw, processed, scarce, durable, perishable, baked, public, collective, digital, virtual, necessary, essential.

Synonyms

• (that which is consumed): wares
• (something authentic, important, or revealing): evidence, facts

Antonyms

• (that which is consumed): capital, services

Derived terms

Descendants

• Japanese: ??? (guzzu)

Translations

Further reading

• goods on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• DOGSO, godso

English

Adjective

homothetic (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, geometry) for a geometric figure that is the image of another figure under an homothety.
2. (mathematics) of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value
3. (economics) in which the ratio of goods demanded depends only on the ratio of their prices
4. the relationship of a microcosm to a macrocosm

Usage notes

According to the extension of Wu wei theory, ordering the Chinese Emperor's palace is governing the country well: the palace is an homothetic reproduction of the country.

Related terms

• homotheticity

Translations