quarta-feira, 23 de junho de 2010

Virtual Reflections

Reflection as in:

–noun

- the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

- an image; representation; counterpart.

- a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.

- a thought occurring in consideration or meditation.

- an unfavorable remark or observation.

- Physics, Optics.

. the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface.

. something so reflected, as heat or esp. light.

- Mathematics.

. (in a plane) the replacement of each point on one side of a line by the point symmetrically placed on the other side of the line.

. (in space) the replacement of each point on one side of a plane by the symmetric point on the other side of the plane.

- Anatomy. the bending or folding back of a part upon itself.

Virtual as in:

–adjective

- Existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form, or name: the virtual extinction of the buffalo.

- being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.

- Existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination. Used in literary criticism of a text.

- Computer Science Created, simulated, or carried on by means of a computer or computer network: virtual conversations in a chat room- temporarily simulated or extended by computer software: a virtual disk in RAM; virtual memory on a hard disk.

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