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convolution
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convolution /con·vo·lu·tion/ (-loo´shun) a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
Broca's convolution  the inferior frontal gyrus of the left hemisphere of the cerebrum.
Heschl's convolutions  transverse temporal gyri; see temporal gyrus, under gyrus.
con·vo·lu·tion (knv-lshn)
n.
1. A form or part that is folded or coiled.
2. One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.
convolution
[kon′vəlo̅o̅′shən]
Etymology: L, convolutus, rolled together
a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by a structure being infolded on itself, such as the gyri of the cerebrum. See also gyrus.
convolution
a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
convolution
An elevation on the surface of a structure and an infolding of the tissue upon itself


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Considering that a complete distribution of wavelengths was not used in the primary beam, (we use a single wavelength in the raytracing and we convolve the raytraced profile with the emission profile) the agreement between model and simulation is rather good; the low angle reflections are a bit broader than expected, whereas the opposite is true for the high angle ones (cf.
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To simplify the procedure one can convolve the vertical angular spread of the electron beam with the contribution from the beam size first.
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While deconvolution and spectral synthesis techniques are being investigated, for convenience the approach taken for this paper is to convolve the irradiance with a common slit-scattering function (20, 21).
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