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

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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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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The kind of projection most extensively used is the “stereographic projection.”

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The stereographic projection, however, represents the poles and zone-circles on a plane surface and not on a spherical surface.

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A stereographic projection of a rhombohedral crystal is given in fig.

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