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DescriptionColour Map Axis Explanation.png
English: The colour axis. A colour gradient (i.e., a colour axis) can conveniently replace a third position axis and display a three-dimensional function in form of a two-dimensional plot. The data variation across the 3rd dimension is only accurately represented if the distance (i.e., position variation) and the colour variation across a certain data range are constant. Figure from Crameri et al. (2020, Nature Communications).
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