Orientation

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Orientation may refer to:

• Orientation (mental), a function of the mind
• Orientation (physical), determining ones location in ones surroundings
• Orientation (film), a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology
• Orientation of Churches describes the architectural feature of facing ("orienting") churches towards the east (Latin: oriens).
• Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design
• "Orientation" (Lost), a 2005 episode of American television series Lost
• Orientation week, the first week of a university year in several countries
• Coin orientation and Medallic orientation, a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another
• Sexual orientation, the direction of an individual's sexuality with respect to the sex of the persons the individual finds sexually attractive
• Map Orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
• Orientación, Prison Break episode.
• Orientation (EP), a 2001 album by Sonata Arctica

in mathematics:

• Orientation (computer vision), an image processing concept related to one-dimensional characterization of a local image
• Orientation (geometry), placement of an object in a rotational coordinate system with respect to a fixed point and a reference position
• Orientation (mathematics), a concept in linear algebra
• Curve orientation, a property of a planar simple closed curve

[edit] See also

• Orientability, a concept in topology
• Orientation Tensor, a tool in Geology/Earth Sciences
• Orienteering, a sport involving map orientation.

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