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Collimation vs Collineation - What's the difference?

collimation | collineation |

As nouns the difference between collimation and collineation

is that collimation is the act of collimating or something collimated while collineation is the act of collineating; collimation.

collimation

English

Noun

  • the act of collimating or something collimated
  • aligning lenses along line of sight to minimize aberrations

    • Related terms

    * collimate * collimator

    collineation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of collineating; collimation.
  • An isomorphism from one projective space to another, often to itself.