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A better way to talk about this is something like: given a globe of Earth, say a 50cm diameter one, finished with plate Bristol paper, the texture of the surfac
by samatman 2y ago
A better way to talk about this is something like: given a globe of Earth, say a 50cm diameter one, finished with plate Bristol paper, the texture of the surface would not be as smooth as a perfect model of Earth at that scale.
- lazide 2y agoIf I remember correctly, the term is ‘rugosity’. Hah, yup! [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugosity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugosity]