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Robert B. Fisher Toby P. Breckon Kenneth Dawson-Howe Andrew Fitzgibbon Craig Robertson Emanuele Trucco Christopher K. I. Williams Dictionary of COMPUTER VISION and IMAGE PROCESSING Second Edition Dictionary of Computer Vision and Image Processing Dictionary of Computer Vision and Image Processing Second Edition R. B. Fisher UniversityofEdinburgh,UK T. P. Breckon DurhamUniversity,UK K. Dawson-Howe TrinityCollegeDublin,Ireland A. Fitzgibbon MicrosoftResearch,UK C. Robertson EpipoleLtd.,UK E. Trucco UniversityofDundee,UK C. K. I. Williams UniversityofEdinburgh,UK Thiseditionfirstpublished2014 C 2014JohnWiley&SonsLtd (cid:2) Registeredoffice JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,United Kingdom Fordetailsofourglobaleditorialoffices,forcustomerservicesandforinformationabouthowto applyforpermissiontoreusethecopyrightmaterialinthisbookpleaseseeourwebsiteat www.wiley.com. Therightoftheauthortobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeenassertedin accordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingor otherwise,exceptaspermittedbytheUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988,withoutthe priorpermissionofthepublisher. Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsin printmaynotbeavailableinelectronicbooks. Designationsusedbycompaniestodistinguishtheirproductsareoftenclaimedastrademarks. Allbrandnamesandproductnamesusedinthisbookaretradenames,servicemarks,trademarks orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Thepublisherisnotassociatedwithany productorvendormentionedinthisbook. LimitofLiability/DisclaimerofWarranty:Whilethepublisherandauthorhaveusedtheirbest effortsinpreparingthisbook,theymakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttothe accuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsofthisbookandspecificallydisclaimanyimplied warrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose.Itissoldontheunderstanding thatthepublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservicesandneitherthepublishernor theauthorshallbeliablefordamagesarisingherefrom.Ifprofessionaladviceorotherexpert assistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalshouldbesought. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Dictionaryofcomputervisionandimageprocessing/R.B.Fisher,T.P.Breckon, K.Dawson-Howe,A.Fitzgibbon,C.Robertson,E.Trucco,C.K.I.Williams.–2ndedition. pagescm Includesbibliographicalreferences. ISBN978-1-119-94186-6(pbk.) 1.Computervision–Dictionaries. 2.Imageprocessing–Dictionaries. I.Fisher,R.B. TA1634.I452014 006.3′703–dc23 2013022869 AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. ISBN:9781119941866 Setin9/10ptGaramondbyAptaraInc.,NewDelhi,India 1 2014 FromBobtoRosemary, Mies,Hannah,Phoebe andLars FromTobytoAlison,my parentsandAmy FromKentoJane, WilliamandSusie FromAWFtoLiz,tomy parents,andagaintoD FromCraigtoKaren, AidanandCaitlin FromManueltoEmily, Francesca,andAlistair Contents Preface Page ix Numbers 1 A 7 B 25 C 40 D 71 E 86 F 94 G 106 H 119 I 127 J 143 K 144 L 148 M 162 N 185 O 192 P 201 Q 225 R 228 S 245 T 286 U 299 V 303 W 314 X 320 Y 321 Z 322 References 324 viii