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  2. Goniometer - Wikipedia

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    A half-circle protractor marked in degrees (180°). A protractor is a measuring instrument, typically made of transparent plastic, for measuring angles. Some protractors are simple half-discs or full circles. More advanced protractors, such as the bevel protractor, have one or two swinging arms, which can be used to help measure the angle.

  3. Visual angle - Wikipedia

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    The observers in experiment carried out by Murray and colleagues viewed a flat picture with two discs that subtended the same visual angle and formed retinal images of the same size , but the perceived angular size ′ of one was about 17% larger than for the other, due to differences in the background patterns for the disks. It was shown that ...

  4. Topographic Abney level - Wikipedia

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    The reverse measures degrees of arc. An Abney level and clinometer is an instrument used in surveying which consists of a fixed sighting tube, a movable spirit level that is connected to a pointing arm, and a protractor scale. An internal mirror allows the user to see the bubble in the level while sighting a distant target.

  5. Speed square - Wikipedia

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    The FIRST image below shows ⊾ P = 20° on the protractor and ⊾ T = 20° on the angle Square. The only similarity is that both of the angles are acute angle and complimentary. When the image is enlarged the protractor is on the ⊾ 20° index and the body rests on the edged face of the 2X4.

  6. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Illusion of control, the tendency to overestimate one's degree of influence over other external events. [40] Illusion of transparency, the tendency for people to overestimate the degree to which their personal mental state is known by others, and to overestimate how well they understand others' personal mental states.

  7. Visual agnosia - Wikipedia

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    [20] C.K. makes many mistakes when trying to identify objects. For example, he called an abacus "skewers on a kebab" and a badminton racquet a "fencer's mask". A dart was a "feather duster" and a protractor was mistaken for a "cockpit".

  8. How magic works: Magicians share 6 psychological secrets they ...

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    Most importantly, Roy says successful deceptions don’t just rely on one ruse; they use lots of tactics rooted in psychology and other skills to make the “magic” happen. How it works in a ...

  9. Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    For 6/6 = 1.0 acuity, the size of a letter on the Snellen chart or Landolt C chart is a visual angle of 5 arc minutes (1 arc min = 1/60 of a degree), which is a 43 point font at 20 feet. [10] By the design of a typical optotype (like a Snellen E or a Landolt C), the critical gap that needs to be resolved is 1/5 this value, i.e., 1 arc min.