# Perlin noise

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Random-looking visual noise generated by a function, widely used in computer graphics to simulate effects such as fire and clouds.

## Etymology
After its developer, Ken Perlin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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