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Virtual Image

An optical image formed where light rays appear to diverge from, but do not actually intersect; cannot be projected on a screen.

v < 0 (for virtual image), m > 0 (upright) m
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Visual Angle

The angle subtended at the eye's nodal point by an object, determining the size of the image formed on the retina.

θ ≈ h / d (in radians for small angles) rad (or arcminutes ')