Rectification has the following technical meanings:
Mathematics
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Rectification (geometry)
In Euclidean geometry, rectification, also known as critical truncation or complete-truncation, is the process of truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its Edge (geometry), edges, and cutting off its Vertex (geometry), vertices ...
, truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices at those points
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Rectifiable curve
Rectification has the following technical meanings:
Mathematics
* Rectification (geometry), truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices at those points
* Rectifiable curve, in mathematics
* Rec ...
, in mathematics
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Rectifiable set
In mathematics, a rectifiable set is a set that is smooth in a certain measure-theoretic sense. It is an extension of the idea of a rectifiable curve to higher dimensions; loosely speaking, a rectifiable set is a rigorous formulation of a piece-wi ...
, in mathematics
Science
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GHK flux equation#Rectification, in biology, a process in cell membranes
Technology
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Image rectification Image rectification is a transformation process used to project images onto a common image plane. This process has several degrees of freedom and there are many strategies for transforming images to the common plane. Image rectification is used in c ...
, adjustment of images to simplify stereo vision or to map images to a map coordinate system (GIS)
* The function of a
rectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The reverse operation (converting DC to AC) is performed by an Power ...
, a device that converts alternating electrical current to direct current
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Rectified airspeed, a means of displaying the airspeed of high-speed aircraft
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Rectification (chemical/process engineering), countercurrent distillation, a unit operation also used for the production of
rectified spirit (see
Distillation#Fractional distillation)
Other uses
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Rectification (law), an equitable legal remedy whereby a court orders a change in a written document to reflect what it should have said in the first place
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Rectification
Rectification has the following technical meanings:
Mathematics
* Rectification (geometry), truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices at those points
* Rectifiable curve, in mathematics
* Recti ...
, in astrology, "rectification of the birth time" is used when natal birth time is imprecise
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Rectification movement (disambiguation) Rectification movement may refer to:
* Yan'an Rectification Movement, first ideological mass movement initiated by the Chinese Communist Party
* First Great Rectification Movement, 1965 ideological movement by the Communist Party of the Philippines ...
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Rectification of names (), a practice in Confucian philosophy
* Rectification, a process that creates a
rectified spirit (alcohol)
See also
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Rectification movement (disambiguation) Rectification movement may refer to:
* Yan'an Rectification Movement, first ideological mass movement initiated by the Chinese Communist Party
* First Great Rectification Movement, 1965 ideological movement by the Communist Party of the Philippines ...
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Rectifier (disambiguation)
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Rectify
''Rectify'' is an American television drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series f ...
'', American television series
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