Facial Recognition

Facial recognition or face recognition may refer to:

  • Face perception, the process by which the human brain understands and interprets the face
  • Pareidolia, which involves, in part, seeing images of faces in clouds and other scenes
  • Facial recognition system, an automated system with the ability to identify individuals by their facial characteristics

Famous quotes containing the words facial and/or recognition:

    “You must call up every strength you own
    And you can rip off the whole facial mask.”
    —William Dewitt Snodgrass (b. 1926)

    “The person who designed a robot that could act and think as well as your four-year-old would deserve a Nobel Prize. But there is no public recognition for bringing up several truly human beings.”
    —C. John Sommerville (20th century)