noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Mathematical term for mapping points from one space to another, often onto a line or plane. Used in geometry and linear algebra.
この図形を直線に射影すると、線分が得られる。
Projecting this figure onto a line yields a line segment.
ベクトルを別のベクトルに射影する方法を学んだ。
I learned how to project a vector onto another vector.