stereographic projection

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereographic projection¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

He uses a stereographic projection, first projecting the cube onto the surface of a sphere, and then casting its shadows onto a plane.

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Like a Mercator projection, commonly used to make maps of Earth, a stereographic projection is a method for representing a sphere on a plane.

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The 3D-printed sculpture pictured above shows how a stereographic projection translates from a sphere to a plane—the curves on the sphere become straight lines on the plane.

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He uses a stereographic projection, first projecting the cube onto the surface of a sphere, and then casting its shadows onto a plane.

From Science Magazine

Like a Mercator projection, commonly used to make maps of Earth, a stereographic projection is a method for representing a sphere on a plane.

From Science Magazine