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Thus, in particular, the point-row of the second order, σ, is said to be perspectively related to the pencil S when every ray on S goes through the point on σ which corresponds to it.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman

The intermediate picture, as it may be called—the human artist's work—is itself seen perspectively.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene

Horizontals in the same plane which are drawn to the same point on the horizon are perspectively parallel to each other.

From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by Storey, G. A. (George Adolphus)

When you see it bent back you see it perspectively distorted.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

An entirely similar discussion shows that If in two projective pencils the line joining their centers is a self-corresponding ray, then the two pencils are perspectively related.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman