diff --git a/Definitions.md b/Definitions.md index a9a0eb9..bc7fbf1 100644 --- a/Definitions.md +++ b/Definitions.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ - [*voxel*](#voxel) - Other definitions - [*axis*](#axis) + - [*bit depth*](#bit depth) - [*domain*](#domain) - [*downsampling*](#downsampling) - [*field of view*](#field-of-view) @@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ - [*interpolation*](#interpolation) - [*origin*](#origin) - [*physical*](#physical) + - [*quantization*](#quantization) - [*resampling*](#resampling) - [*resolution*](#resolution) @@ -55,6 +57,11 @@ Related terms: [*sample*](#sample), [*pixel*](#pixel) ### *axis* The *physical* interpretation of a discrete, numeric, finite dimension. Generally represented with a 1D variable that is strictly monotonic and has the same name as the axis it represents. An axis must have *physical* units. +### *bit depth* +The number of bits used in the *quantization* a digital image that defines the number of unique values that can be represented by samples. For example, samples of images with a bit depth of ("8-bit images") can take up to 256 unique values. + +Related terms: [*quantization*](#quantization) + ### *dimension* An independent extent of a domain. A domain has $N$ dimensions where $N$ is the minimum number of coordinates needed to identify any particular point within the domain. The length of a discrete, numeric, finite dimension establishes the number of indexable locations along that dimension. @@ -117,6 +124,11 @@ Non-examples: * "the area of segment $B$ is $85$ pixels" * "mitosis begins at frame $51$" +### *quantization* +A process that converts a physical or continuous value to a digital representation with a particular precision. Samples of a quantized image can take one of a finite set of values defined by its [*bit depth*](#bit depth). + +Related terms: [*bit depth*](#bit depth) + ### *resampling* A process that generates a new *array* representing an *image* at a new *resolution*.