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. A conformal mapping, also called a conformal map, conformal transformation, angle-preserving transformation, or biholomorphic map, is a transformation that preserves local angles.An analytic function is conformal at any point where it has a nonzero derivative.onformal Mapping. A conformal mapping, also called a conformal map, conformal transformation, angle-preserving transformation, or biholomorphic map, is a transformation that preserves local angles. An analytic function is conformal at any point where it has a nonzero derivative.
Assorted References. 1  conformal maps (in conformal map) 2  example of cartographic projection (in projection (cartography)) 3  history of geometry (in geometry: Linear perspective) 4  use in navigation (in navigation chart) (in navigation (technology): The Mercator chart) 5  work of Mercator (in Gerardus Mercator)