the x-height, or corpus size, is the distance between the baseline and the mean line of lowercase letters in a typeface. Typically, this is the height of...
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height is zero. In the case of three-dimensional space, height is measured along the vertical z axis, describing a distance from (or "above") the x-y...
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like A, both of which may display overshoot. The height of the small letters is the x-height. Body height (typography) http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/glossary...
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Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and...
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Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect. It is measured using a stadiometer...
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node X is defined to be the height difference BF ( X ) := Height ( RightSubtree ( X ) ) − Height ( LeftSubtree ( X ) ) {\displaystyle {\text{BF}}(X...
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the height of a small capital glyph will be one ex, the same height as most lowercase characters in the font. In fonts with relatively low x-height, however...
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a typeface designed for newspaper printing, Times New Roman has a high x-height, short descenders to allow tight linespacing and a relatively condensed...
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the cap height. The height of the ascender can have a dramatic effect on the readability and appearance of a font. The ratio between the x-height and the...
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as Old style numerals or non-lining figures), the glyph usually is of x-height and designed to follow the rhythm of the lowercase, as, for example, in...
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plane. Two systems that use height channels, Dolby Pro Logic IIz and DTS Neo:X, which matrixes a front left and front right height out of the front left and...
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alphabets. Notable features of Helvetica as originally designed include a high x-height, the termination of strokes on horizontal or vertical lines and an unusually...
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dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough. Wave height is a term used by...
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designers, and it is used on over 17 million websites. Featuring a large x-height, short descenders and wide apertures, this typeface achieves high legibility...
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odata, int height, int width) { unsigned int x = blockIdx.x*blockDim.x + threadIdx.x; unsigned int y = blockIdx.y*blockDim.y + threadIdx.y; if (x < width...
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with slanting sides resembling an upturned "W". Century Gothic has a high x-height (tall lower-case characters). Its origins (see below) come from a design...
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to our modern digit. In fonts with text figures, digit 2 usually is of x-height, for example, .[citation needed] The number of polynucleotide strands in...
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rise above the x-height or capital height to create the illusion that they have the same height as flat glyphs (such as those for H x X 1 5 7). Peter Karow's...
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1 and 2 are x-height; numerals 6 and 8 have bowls within x-height, plus ascenders; numerals 3, 5, 7 and 9 have descenders from x-height, with 3 resembling...
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screens of the period. Like many designs of this type, Verdana has a large x-height (tall lower-case characters), with wider proportions and looser letter-spacing...
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n given by P = a 0 + a 1 x + a 2 x 2 + ⋯ + a n x n , {\displaystyle P=a_{0}+a_{1}x+a_{2}x^{2}+\cdots +a_{n}x^{n},} the height H(P) is defined to be the...
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"full-height") figures as seen on a typewriter and taught in North America, and old-style figures, in which numerals 0, 1 and 2 are at x-height; numerals...
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specifically aimed, as its name suggests, to "have an impact". Impact has a high x-height, reaching nearly to three-quarters the capital line. Ascenders are short...
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typeface is characterized by its wide apertures on many letters and a large x-height, making it highly legible on screens and at small sizes. Being part of...
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A spot height is an exact point on a map with an elevation recorded beside it that represents its height above a given datum. In the UK this is the Ordnance...
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Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States (redirect from List of United States Presidents by height order)
candidates of the United States is useful for evaluating what role, if any, height plays in presidential elections in the United States. Some observers have...
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the cross-bar is generally shorter than in print. Only four letters are x-height, with neither ascenders nor descenders: ა, თ, ი, ო. Thirteen have ascenders...
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larger x-height allowed larger counters, and type size (size of x-height in particular) and weight are reciprocal factors for legibility, but enlarging x-height...
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and the height of the display. It is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon (x:y), where x corresponds to the width and y to the height. Common...
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very rough guideline, an "average" font might have a cap height of 70% of the em, and an x-height of 48% of the em. In some older texts, but not all, the...
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