In mathematics, one can consider the scaling properties of a [[function (mathematics)|function]] or [[curve]] {{math|''f'' (''x'')}} under rescalings of the variable {{mvar|x}}. That is, one is interested in the shape of {{math|''f'' (''λx'')}} for some scale factor {{mvar|λ}}, which can be taken to be a length or size rescaling. The requirement for {{math|''f'' (''x'')}} to be invariant under all rescalings is usually taken to be | In mathematics, one can consider the scaling properties of a [[function (mathematics)|function]] or [[curve]] {{math|''f'' (''x'')}} under rescalings of the variable {{mvar|x}}. That is, one is interested in the shape of {{math|''f'' (''λx'')}} for some scale factor {{mvar|λ}}, which can be taken to be a length or size rescaling. The requirement for {{math|''f'' (''x'')}} to be invariant under all rescalings is usually taken to be |