Distortion (disambiguation)
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Distortion
Distortion
A distortion is the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation. Distortion is usually unwanted, and often many methods are employed to minimize it in practice...

denotes the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, or waveform.

Distortion may also refer to:

In science and technology:
  • Distortion (optics), including "barrel distortion" and "pincushion distortion"
  • Cognitive distortion
    Cognitive distortion
    Cognitive distortions are exaggerated and irrational thoughts identified in cognitive therapy and its variants, which in theory perpetuate certain psychological disorders. The theory of cognitive distortions was first proposed by Aaron T. Beck. Eliminating these distortions and negative thoughts is...

    , a psychological concept
  • Distortions (economics)
    Distortions (economics)
    A distortion is a condition that creates economic inefficiency, thus interfering with economic agents maximizing "social welfare" when they maximize their own welfare....

    , a concept in economics
  • Distortion (mathematics)
    Distortion (mathematics)
    In mathematics, the distortion is a measure of the amount by which a function from the Euclidean plane to itself distorts circles to ellipses. If the distortion of a function is equal to one, then it is conformal; if the distortion is bounded and the function is a homeomorphism, then it is...

    , a measure how much a function distorts space


In music:
  • Distortion (music), an electro-acoustic effect in music
  • Distortion (Forbidden album), a 1995 album by Forbidden
  • Distortion (Run album), a 2005 album by Run
  • Distortion (The Magnetic Fields album), a 2008 album by Magnetic Fields


Other:
  • "Distortion", an episode of Serial Experiments Lain
  • Copenhagen Distortion
    Copenhagen Distortion
    Copenhagen Distortion is a middle-size festival for party/club culture, taking place in the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, and in dozens of unusual locations around city, every year during the week of the first Saturday in June...

    , also called 'Distortion festival', a party/club culture festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
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