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So a more grammatically correct term can be "physics based rendering"?

• tomjakubowski 12y ago
  You can take it up with these guys. http://www.amazon.com/Physically-Based-Rendering-Second-Edition/dp/0123750792 http://www.amazon.com/Physically-Based-Rendering-Second-Edit...
  • programmer_dude 12y ago
    Yes, I have seen that. This is why asked what those words meant. The words "physically" and "based" as they are used here do not fit my understanding of the English grammar. I am not a native English speaker. I just want to know why is this sequence of words meaningful?
    • SamReidHughes 12y ago
      "Physically based" rolls off the tongue more easily, and the adverb "physically" is modifying the verb "based", and then "physically-based" or "physically based" combines into an adjective or sometimes an adverb.
    • losvedir 12y ago
      I'm a native English speaker, but have no experience with rendering or this topic. To my ears, "Physically Based Rendering" does sound a little stilted. I don't immediately have an intuitive grasp of what it means based on words alone. It doesn't sound like it means "physics based rendering", which would mean "a rendering process that uses physics at its core." Rather, the attachment I have to the word "physically" is more along the lines of "metaphorical vs. physical" (i.e. "concrete", "real", "observable"). So along those lines, my natural understanding of "Physically based" rendering would be a process not based on abstract mathematical principles, but one that tries to take the physical properties of objects into account. So, maybe to render a rock you'd think about what it's made of, if moss grows on it, etc. (I don't know if that's actually what PBR means, just that's what it sounds like to me as a native speaker.)
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