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A geometric model describes the shape of a physical or mathematical object by means of geometric concepts. Geometric model(l)ing is the construction or use of geometric models. Geometric models are used in computer graphics, computer-aided design and manufacturing, and many applied fields such as medical image processing.

Geometric models can be built for objects of any dimension in any geometric space . Both 2D and 3D geometric model s are extensively used in computer graphics. 2D models are important in computer typography and drafting. 3D model s are central to computer-aided design and manufacturing, and many applied technical fields such as geology and medical image processing.

Geometric models are usually distinguished from procedural and object-oriented model s, which define the shape implicitly by an algorithm. They are also contrasted with digital images and volumetric model s; and with implicit mathematical models such as the zero set of an arbitrary polynomial. However, the distinction is often blurred: for instance, geometric shapes can be represented by objects ; a digital image can be interpreted as a collection of colored squareA square as a geometric shape is described and illustrated at square (geometry). There are other concepts derived from it: the geometric unit square; the square units of measurement, such as the square mile, square meter, square kilometer, square inch, ans; and geometric shapes such as circleSee The Circle for the distributed file storage system, and see Ring (diacritic) for the diacritic mark. In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius from a fixed point, called the centre .s are defined by implicit mathematical equations. Also, the modeling of fractalA fractal is a geometric object which is "broken up" in a radical way. The term fractal was coined in 1975 by Benoit Mandelbrot, from the Latin fractus or "broken", in order to call attention to such objects. They are in a number of major aspects differen objects often requires a combination of geomtric and procedural techniques.

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