Distortion (disambiguation)
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Distortion denotes the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, or waveform.
Distortion may also refer to:
Science and technology
- Distortion (optics), including "barrel distortion" and "pincushion distortion"
- Cognitive distortion, thoughts that are exaggerated and irrational
- Parataxic distortion, inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy
- Distortions (economics), a concept in economics
- Distortion function, used to define distortion risk measures
- In mathematics, distortion has several meanings, including:
- Distortion (mathematics), a measure of how much a function distorts angles
- Stretch factor, also called distortion, a measure of how much a function distorts distances between points
- Subgroup distortion, a related idea in geometric group theory
Music
- Distortion (music), an electro-acoustic effect in music
- Copenhagen Distortion, also called 'Distortion festival', a party/club culture festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Social Distortion, an American punk rock band
Albums
- Distortion (Forbidden album), 1995
- Distortion (Game Theory EP), 1984
- Distortion (The Magnetic Fields album), 2008
- Distortion (the Proletariat EP), 1982
- Distortion (Joseph Simmons album), 2005
- Distortions (album), a 1967 album by the Litter
Songs
Other
- "Distortion", an episode of the anime TV series Serial Experiments Lain
See also
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