contortion vs convolution

contortion

noun
  • A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. 

  • The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. 

convolution

noun
  • The shape of something rotating; a vortex. 

  • One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. 

  • A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis. 

  • Any of the folds on the surface of the brain. 

  • A twist or fold. 

  • The state or condition of being convoluted. 

  • A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples. 

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