Projection

Projection, projections or projective may refer to:

Physics

Projection (physics), the action/process of light, heat, or sound reflecting from a surface to another in a different direction
The display of images by a projector

Map projection, reducing the surface of a three-dimensional planet to a flat map
Graphical projection, the production of a two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object

Fischer projection, a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule
Haworth projection, a way of writing a structural formula to represent the cyclic structure of monosaccharides
Natta projection, a way to depict molecules with complete stereochemistry in two dimensions in a skeletal formula
Newman projection, a visual representation of a chemical bond from front to back

Projection (mathematics), any of several different types of geometrical mappings
- Projection (linear algebra), a linear transformation $P$ from a vector space to itself such that $P 2 = P$
- Projection (set theory), one of two closely related types of functions or operations in set theory
- Projection (measure theory), use of a projection map in measure theory
- 3D projection, any method of mapping three-dimensional points to a two-dimensional plane
- Vector projection, orthogonal projection of a vector onto a straight line
- Projection (relational algebra), a type of unary operation in relational algebra
Projective geometry, the study of geometric properties that are invariant with respect to projective transformations
Projective module, a generalization of a free module
Projective object, a further generalization, in category theory
Projection method (fluid dynamics), means of numerically solving time-dependent incompressible fluid-flow problems

Projection areas, areas of the brain where sensory processing occurs
Projection fiber, in neuroscience, white matter fibers that connect the cortex to the lower parts of the brain or the spinal cord

Projection (linguistics), grammatical trait inheritance from a head to a phrasal category
Projection principle in syntax
Projection of presuppositions in linguistics

Projection (alchemy), process in Alchemy
Projections (journal), an interdisciplinary academic journal related to cinema and visual media
Power projection, the capacity of a state to implement policy by means of force, or the threat thereof
Psychological projection, or "Freudian projection", a defense mechanism in which one attributes to others one's own unacceptable or unwanted attributes, thoughts, or emotions
Social projection, a cognitive bias that leads people to believe others are similar to themselves
Forecasting, making predictions of the future based on past and present data
Population projection, in the field of demography, an estimate of a future population