Distortion denotes the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, or waveform.
Distortion may also refer to:
Science and technology
- Distortion (optics), including "barrel distortion" and "pincushion distortion"
- Cognitive distortion, thoughts that are exaggerated and irrational
- Parataxic distortion, inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy
- Distortions (economics), a concept in economics
- Distortion function, used to define distortion risk measures
- In mathematics, distortion has several meanings, including:
- Distortion (mathematics), a measure of how much a function distorts angles
- Stretch factor, also called distortion, a measure of how much a function distorts distances between points
- Subgroup distortion, a related idea in geometric group theory
Media
Film
- Distortion (film), a 2023 Filipino non-narrative animated film
Music
- Distortion (music), an electro-acoustic effect in music
- Copenhagen Distortion, also called 'Distortion festival', a party/club culture festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Social Distortion, an American punk rock band
Albums
- Distortion (Forbidden album), 1995
- Distortion (Game Theory EP), 1984
- Distortion (The Magnetic Fields album), 2008
- Distortion (the Proletariat EP), 1982
- Distortion (Joseph Simmons album), 2005
- Distortions (album), a 1967 album by the Litter
Songs
Other
- "Distortion", an episode of the anime TV series Serial Experiments Lain
See also
Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Distortion.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category: