Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perlin noise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: per-lin noise
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Random-looking visual noise generated by a function, widely used in computer graphics to simulate effects such as fire and clouds.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“And it needs more texture. A bit of Perlin noise. It should look a little rougher, otherwise it doesn’t seem real.”"

Etymology

After its developer, Ken Perlin.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does perlin noise mean?: Random-looking visual noise generated by a function, widely used in computer graphics to simulate effects such as fire and clouds.
Where does perlin noise come from?: After its developer, Ken Perlin.

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