The meaning of perspective

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perspective
pəˈspɛktɪv/
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noun: perspective
  1. 1.
    the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other.
    “the theory and practice of perspective”
    • the appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position, distance from the viewer, etc.
      “a trick of perspective”
    • a view or prospect.
      plural noun: perspectives
      synonyms: view, vista, panorama, prospect, bird’s-eye view, sweep, outlook,aspect;

      archaiclookout
      “a perspective of the whole valley”
    • GEOMETRY
      the relation of two figures in the same plane, such that pairs of corresponding points lie on concurrent lines, and corresponding lines meet in collinear points.
  2. 2.
    a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.
    “most guidebook history is written from the editor’s perspective”
    synonyms: outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, standpoint, position, stand,stance, angle, slant, attitude, frame of mind, frame of reference,approach, way of looking/thinking, vantage point, interpretation

    “her perspective on everything had been changing”
    • true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.
      “we must keep a sense of perspective about what he’s done”
  3. 3.
    an apparent spatial distribution in perceived sound.
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘optics’): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars)‘(science of) optics’, from perspect- ‘looked at closely’, from the verb perspicere, fromper- ‘through’ + specere ‘to look’.
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