Projection facts for kids

Projection can be any of:

• The display of an image by devices such as:
  • Movie projector
  • Video projector
  • Overhead projector
  • Slide projector

• Map projection, in cartography
• Graphical projection, the production of a two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object
  • Isometric projection
  • Oblique projection
  • Orthographic projection

• In chemistry, any one of:
  • Fischer projection
  • Haworth projection
  • Newman projection
  • Stereochemical projection

• Projection (mathematics), any of several different types of functions, mappings, operations, or transformations
  • 3D projection
  • Projection (relational algebra)
  • Projection (linear algebra)
• Power projection, the capacity of a state to implement policy by means of force, or the threat thereof, in an area distant from its own territory
• Psychological projection, a defense mechanism in which one attributes to others, one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts or emotions
• a forecasting of future developments based on current statistics and trends
• Enamel projections, extensions of dental enamel beyond the normally smooth cervical margin and onto the root of the tooth
• Projection (Cylon ability), the ability to perceive your environment in any form you choose, displayed by the humanoid Cylons in the television series Battlestar Galactica

See also

In Spanish: Proyección para niños