Radon transform

noun

An integral transform which takes a function defined on the plane to a function defined on the (two-dimensional) space of lines in the plane, whose value at a particular line is equal to the line integral of the function over that line.

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Meanings

nounRadon transform (plural Radon transforms)

plural Radon transforms

  1. mathematicsAn integral transform which takes a function defined on the plane to a function defined on the (two-dimensional) space of lines in the plane, whose value at a particular line is equal to the line integral of the function over that line.

Origin

Introduced in 1917 by Johann Radon.

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Radon transform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radon%20transform

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