Orientation
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Orientation may refer to:
  • Orientation (mental)
    Orientation (mental)
    Orientation is a function of the mind involving awareness of three dimensions: time, place and person. Problems with orientation lead to disorientation, and can be due to various conditions, from delirium to intoxication...

    , a function of the mind
  • Orientation (film)
    Orientation (film)
    Orientation: A Scientology Information Film is a 1996 short film shown by the Church of Scientology to people before they attend their first Scientology service...

    , a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology
  • Orientation of churches
    Orientation of Churches
    The orientation of churches is the architectural feature of facing churches towards the east .The Jewish custom of fixing the direction of prayer and orienting synagogues influenced Christianity during its formative years. In early Christianity, it was customary to pray facing toward the Holy Land...

     is the architectural feature of facing ("orienting"), churches towards the east (Latin: oriens)
  • Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design
  • Student orientation
    Student orientation
    Student orientation or new student orientation, is a period of time at the beginning of the academic year at a university or other tertiary institution during which a variety of events are held to orient and welcome new students. The name of the period varies by country...

    , the first week of a university year in several countries
  • Coin orientation
    Coin orientation
    Coin orientation is a feature of coins printed by some nations. In these nations, most coins, including all modern coins, have their reverse turned, or aligned, in a specified way relative to the obverse...

     and Medallic orientation
    Medallic orientation
    Medallic orientation is a feature of coins. When viewing one side of a coin with medallic orientation, correct side up, the coin must be flipped about its vertical axis in order to see the other side the correct way up...

    , a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another
  • Sexual orientation
    Sexual orientation
    Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...

    , the direction of an individual's sexuality with respect to the sex of the persons the individual finds sexually attractive
  • Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
  • Orientation (EP)
    Orientation (EP)
    Orientation is Sonata Arctica's second EP released on August 22, 2001 through the label Spinefarm Records.-Track listing:# "Black Sheep"# "Mary-Lou "...

    , a 2001 album by Sonata Arctica
  • Page orientation
    Page orientation
    Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape...

    , the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing

Television

  • "Orientation" (Lost)
    Orientation (Lost)
    "Orientation" is the third episode of the second season of Lost and the 28th episode overall. The episode was directed by Jack Bender, and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Craig Wright...

    , a 2005 episode of American television series Lost
  • Orientación, an episode of the American television series Prison Break
  • "Orientation" (Heroes)
    Orientation (Heroes)
    "Orientation" is the first episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and the sixtieth episode overall. The episode aired in the US on September 21, 2009...

    , a 2009 episode of American television series Heroes

Mathematics

  • Orientation (computer vision)
    Orientation (computer vision)
    In computer vision and image processing a common assumption is that sufficiently small image regions can be characterized as locally one-dimensional, e.g., in terms of lines or edges. For natural images this assumption is usually correct except at specific points, e.g., corners or line junctions...

    , an image processing concept related to one-dimensional characterization of a local image
  • Orientation (geometry)
    Orientation (geometry)
    In geometry the orientation, angular position, or attitude of an object such as a line, plane or rigid body is part of the description of how it is placed in the space it is in....

    , placement of an object in a rotational coordinate system with respect to a fixed point and a reference position
  • Orientation (vector space), a concept in linear algebra
  • Curve orientation
    Curve orientation
    In mathematics, a positively oriented curve is a planar simple closed curve such that when traveling on it one always has the curve interior to the left...

    , a property of a planar simple closed curve
  • Orientability
    Orientability
    In mathematics, orientability is a property of surfaces in Euclidean space measuring whether or not it is possible to make a consistent choice of surface normal vector at every point. A choice of surface normal allows one to use the right-hand rule to define a "clockwise" direction of loops in the...

    , a property of surfaces in Euclidean space measuring whether or not it is possible to make a consistent choice of surface normal vector at every point
  • Orientation character, group homomorphism in surgery theory

See also

  • Orientability
    Orientability
    In mathematics, orientability is a property of surfaces in Euclidean space measuring whether or not it is possible to make a consistent choice of surface normal vector at every point. A choice of surface normal allows one to use the right-hand rule to define a "clockwise" direction of loops in the...

    , a concept in topology
  • Orientation tensor
    Orientation Tensor
    In geology, especially in the study of glacial till, eigenvectors and eigenvalues are used as a method by which a mass of information of a clast fabric's constituents' orientation and dip can be summarized in a 3-D space by six numbers...

    , a tool in geology/earth sciences
  • Orienteering
    Orienteering
    Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

    , a sport involving map orientation
  • Orientation and mobility
    Orientation and mobility
    Orientation and Mobility or O&M is a profession which focuses on instructing individuals who are blind or visually impaired with safe and effective travel through their environment. Individual O&M instructors can work for schools, government agencies or do private contracting for their services....

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