Perlin noise
type of gradient noise in computer graphics
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Perlin noise
Summary
Perlin noise is a procedural texture[1]. It draws 793 Wikipedia views per month (procedural_texture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Perlin noise is credited with the discovery of Ken Perlin[3].
- Perlin noise's image is recorded as Perlin noise example.png[4].
- Perlin noise's instance of is recorded as procedural texture[5].
- Perlin noise's instance of is recorded as gradient noise[6].
- Ken Perlin is named after Perlin noise[7].
- Perlin noise's Commons category is recorded as Perlin noise[8].
- Perlin noise's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02b8_y[9].
- Perlin noise's defining formula is recorded as f(x) = a_0 + \operatorname{smoothstep}(x)\cdot(a_1-a_0) \ \ \text{for }0\leq x\leq 1[10].
- Perlin noise's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
- Perlin noise's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 39818651[12].
- Perlin noise's in defining formula is recorded as smoothstep()[13].
- Perlin noise's GitHub topic is recorded as perlin-noise[14].
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Works and Contributions
Perlin noise is credited with the discovery of Ken Perlin[3].
Why It Matters
Perlin noise draws 793 Wikipedia views per month (procedural_texture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]