n. a person or business which performs services for another person or entity under a contract between them, with the terms spelled out such as duties, pay, the amount and type of work and other matters. An independent contractor is distinguished from an employee, who works regularly for an employer.
Conformal Mapping. or conformal transformation (in mathematics), a mapping of one figure (region) to another in which any two curves intersecting at a certain angle at an interior point of the first figure are transformed into curves that intersect at the same angle in the second figure.hat this conformal mapping is realized with the aid of the function of the complex variable zâ = z 2. It is not difficult to ascertain that in this case the half-lines parallel to the sides of the angle are transformed into half-parabolas with a common focus at Oâ (Figure 3).
orthomorphic projection See conformal projection. parallel An imaginary eastâwest line encircling the earth, parallelto the equator and connecting all points of equal latitude.Also, the representation of this line on a globe or map. parameter 1. A variable that determines the outcome of a functionor operation.2. In a map projection, a group of parameters define aspecific instance of a projection. Parameters differ foreach projection and can include central meridian,standard parallel, scale factor, or latitude of origin.