parallax; visual error
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parallax; error in visual observation resulting from the difference in apparent position when viewed from different angles
technicalTechnical term in optics and astronomy describing the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different lines of sight, or the error in reading caused by viewing a scale from an angle.
Cè测
liáng量
héng恒
xīng星
jù距
lí离
shí时
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
shì视
chā差
fǎ法
。
When measuring the distance to stars, the parallax method is often used.
Yóu由
yú于
shì视
chā差
de的
cún存
zài在
，
cóng从
bù不
tóng同
de的
wèi位
zhì置
guān观
chá察
wù物
tǐ体
huì会
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
shì视
jué觉
xiào效
guǒ果
。
Due to the existence of parallax, observing an object from different positions produces different visual effects.
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Dú读
shù数
shí时
yào要
bì避
miǎn免
shì视
chā差
wù误
chā差
。
When taking readings, parallax error must be avoided.