Rectification
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Rectification has the following technical meanings:
- Rectification, in astrology
- Rectification (chemistry)Rectification (chemistry)Rectification :* For the process of repeated distillation see Rectified spirit* For the process in cell membranes see GHK_flux_equation#Rectification...
, a concept found in biology and industrial chemistry - Chinese history: see Cheng Feng
- Chinese philosophy: see ConfucianismConfucianismConfucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius . Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han...
for rectification of names (zhèngmíng) - Rectification (geometry)Rectification (geometry)In Euclidean geometry, rectification is the process of truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices at those points...
– truncating a polytope by marking the midpoints of all its edges, and cutting off its vertices at those points - Rectifier (electricity)RectifierA rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current , which periodically reverses direction, to direct current , which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification...
– converter of AC to DC - Image rectificationImage rectificationImage rectification is a transformation process used to project two-or-more images onto a common image plane. It corrects image distortion by transforming the image into a standard coordinate system....
– adjustment of images to simplify stereo vision or to map images to a map coordinate system (GIS) - Rectification (law)Rectification (law)Rectification is a remedy whereby a court orders a change in a written document to reflect what it ought to have said in the first place. It is an equitable remedy, which means the circumstances where it can be applied are limited....
- Rectifiable curve, in mathematics
- Rectifiable setRectifiable setIn 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-wise smooth set...
, in mathematics