##  [Stereographic Projection](/stereographic-projection) 

  ##  [Stereographic Projection](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/stereographic-projection-0) 

  

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Definition

A conformal map that sends points of a sphere minus one distinguished pole to points of a plane by projecting along lines through the pole; it provides a bijection between the punctured sphere and the plane.