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  2. Cylinder - Wikipedia

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    The definitions and results in this section are taken from the 1913 text Plane and Solid Geometry by George A. Wentworth and David Eugene Smith (Wentworth & Smith 1913).. A cylindrical surface is a surface consisting of all the points on all the lines which are parallel to a given line and which pass through a fixed plane curve in a plane not parallel to the given line.

  3. Dispersive prism - Wikipedia

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    A ray trace through a prism with apex angle α. Regions 0, 1, and 2 have indices of refraction, , and , and primed angles ′ indicate the ray's angle after refraction.. Ray angle deviation and dispersion through a prism can be determined by tracing a sample ray through the element and using Snell's law at each interface.

  4. Gamma correction - Wikipedia

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    where V c is the corrected voltage, and V s is the source voltage, for example, from an image sensor that converts photocharge linearly to a voltage. In our CRT example 1/ γ is 1/2.2 ≈ 0.45. A color CRT receives three video signals (red, green, and blue) and in general each color has its own value of gamma, denoted γ R , γ G or γ B .

  5. Perger prism - Wikipedia

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    A Perger prism or Perger–Porro prism system is a prism, that is used to invert (rotate by 180°) an image. The special feature of this prism is that, like a traditional double Porro prism system, it manages this with only four beam deflections and has neither a roof edge with the accompanying phase correction problems, a mirrored surface or ...

  6. Wedge prism - Wikipedia

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    The wedge prism is a prism with a shallow angle between its input and output surfaces. This angle is usually 3 degrees or less. Refraction at the surfaces causes the prism to deflect light by a fixed angle. When viewing a scene through such a prism, objects will appear to be offset by an amount that varies with their distance from the prism.

  7. Error correction code - Wikipedia

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    A simplistic example of ECC is to transmit each data bit 3 times, which is known as a (3,1) repetition code. Through a noisy channel, a receiver might see 8 versions of the output, see table below. Through a noisy channel, a receiver might see 8 versions of the output, see table below.

  8. Aberration (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    An important example is of a telescope filled with water. The speed of light in such a telescope will be slower than in vacuum, and is given by c / n {\displaystyle c/n} rather than c {\displaystyle c} where n {\displaystyle n} is the refractive index of the water.

  9. Eyeglass prescription - Wikipedia

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    Using a phoropter to determine a prescription for eyeglasses. An eyeglass prescription is an order written by an eyewear prescriber, such as an optometrist, that specifies the value of all parameters the prescriber has deemed necessary to construct and/or dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient.