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Glossary of computer graphics

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soft shadowsinstance ofDistributed ray tracing Modification of ray tracing that casts multiple rays through each pixel in order to model soft phenomena0.80text
depth of field etcinstance ofDistributed ray tracing Modification of ray tracing that casts multiple rays through each pixel in order to model soft phenomena0.80text
OpenGLinstance ofGeometry shader In APIs0.80text
Direct3Dinstance ofGeometry shader In APIs0.80text
geometry shader is an optional stage able to process 3D model geometry in more advanced ways than a vertex or tessellation shadersinstance ofGeometry shader In APIs0.80text
the perspective transforminstance ofallowing to perform non-linear transforms0.80text
causticsinstance ofable to simulate effects0.80text
lightinstance ofRRadiometry Measurement of electromagnetic radiation0.80text
defining measures such as flux or radianceinstance ofRRadiometry Measurement of electromagnetic radiation0.80text
a 2D polygon or 3D polygon meshinstance ofRGB image A bitmap image holding RGB color values in 3 image channels Rounding radius A value used in smoothing the corners of a geometric figure0.80text
texture space diffusion Transform feedback A feature of a rendering pipeline where transformed vertices may be written back to a buffer for later useinstance ofUsed for some rendering algorithms0.80text
triangle stripsinstance ofMay be connected by primitive indices to assemble rendering primitives0.80text

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    Glossary of computer graphics

    Nodes38
    Edges37
    Triples12
    Avg. degree1.95
    Density0.052632
    Components1
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