relative orientation

Japanese: relative orientation(英語表記)relativeorientation
relative orientation

…Looking around the world, there are many directions that are organized according to a different principle. Directions such as east, west, north, and south are called absolute orientations, while the latter are called relative orientations. In other words, a system in which the way directions are taken changes depending on the surrounding situation is called relative orientation. …

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Japanese:

…世界中を広く見渡してみると,むしろ別の原理で体系づけられた方位のほうが多い。東西南北と言い表しているような方位を絶対方位absolute orientationと呼ぶのに対し後者は相対方位relative orientationと呼ばれる。すなわち,まわりの状況によって方位のとり方が変化する体系を相対方位という。…

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