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Define enlargement and reduction.

A. A dilation is a type of dilation where the value of the scale factor is greater than 0. An enlargement is a type of dilation where the value of the scale factor is less than 0.
B. A dilation is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is greater than 1. An enlargement is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is between 0 and 1.
C. An enlargement is a type of dilation where the value of the scale factor is greater than 0. A reduction is a type of dilation where the value of the scale factor is less than 0.
D. An enlargement is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is greater than 1. A reduction is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is between 0 and 1.

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D. An enlargement is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is greater then 1. A reduction is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is between 0 and 1.
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"An enlargement is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is greater than 1. A reduction is a type of dilation where the absolute value of the scale factor is between 0 and 1" is the one among the following that defines enlargement and reduction. The correct option among all the options given is option "D".
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