thresholding

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noun

The process of creating a black-and-white image out of a grayscale image by setting exactly those pixels to white whose value is above a given threshold, and setting the other pixels to black.

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Meanings

nounthresholding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableimage processingThe process of creating a black-and-white image out of a grayscale image by setting exactly those pixels to white whose value is above a given threshold, and setting the other pixels to black.

Origin

From threshold + -ing.

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Translations

Czech prahování
  • prahováníprocess
Finnish kynnystys, kynnystäminen
  • kynnystysprocess
  • kynnystäminenprocess
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APA

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Chicago

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