An aberration is something that deviates from the normal way.
Aberration may also refer to:
Biology and medicine
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Form (zoology)
In zoology, the word "form" or ''forma'' (literally Latin for form) is a strictly informal term that is sometimes used to describe organisms. Under the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' the term has no standing (it is not accepted). ...
or aberration, a rare mutant butterfly or moth wing pattern
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Cardiac aberrancy
Cardiac aberrancy is a type of aberration in the shape of the EKG signal, representing activation of the heart muscle via the electrical conduction system of the heart.
Aberration occurs when the electrical activation of the heart, which is caus ...
, aberration in the shape of the EKG signal
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Chromosome aberration
A chromosomal abnormality, chromosomal anomaly, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal mutation, or chromosomal disorder, is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. These can occur in the form of numerical abnormalities, where ther ...
, abnormal number or structure of chromosomes
Entertainment
*''Aberration'', a DLC for the video game ''
Ark: Survival Evolved''
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''Aberration'' (film), a 1997 horror film
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''Aberration'' (EP), by Neurosis, 1989
*Aberrations, or abbies, human-like creatures in the American TV series ''
Wayward Pines
''Wayward Pines'' is an American mystery science fiction television series based on the ''Wayward Pines'' novels by Blake Crouch. Developed for television by Chad Hodge, the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with both as executive prod ...
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Optics and physics
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Astronomical aberration
In astronomy, aberration (also referred to as astronomical aberration, stellar aberration, or velocity aberration) is a phenomenon which produces an apparent place, apparent motion of celestial objects about their true positions, dependent on th ...
, phenomenon wherein objects appear to move about their true positions in the sky
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Chromatic aberration
In optics, chromatic aberration (CA), also called chromatic distortion and spherochromatism, is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point. It is caused by dispersion: the refractive index of the lens elements varies with the wave ...
, failure of a lens to focus all colors on the same point
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Defocus aberration, in which an image is out of focus
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Optical aberration
In optics, aberration is a property of optical systems, such as lenses, that causes light to be spread out over some region of space rather than focused to a point. Aberrations cause the image formed by a lens to be blurred or distorted, with th ...
, an imperfection in image formation by an optical system
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Relativistic aberration, the distortion of light at high velocities
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Spherical aberration
In optics, spherical aberration (SA) is a type of optical aberration, aberration found in optical systems that have elements with spherical surfaces. Lens (optics), Lenses and curved mirrors are prime examples, because this shape is easier to man ...
, which occurs when light rays pass through a spherical lens near the edge
See also
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Aberrant'', a superhero role-playing game by White Wolf Game Studio
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Aberrancy (geometry)
Differential geometry of curves is the branch of geometry that deals with smooth curves in the plane and the Euclidean space by methods of differential and integral calculus.
Many specific curves have been thoroughly investigated using the sy ...
, the non-circularity of a curve
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Abomination (Bible), a term used in Bible
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Freak (disambiguation)
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