A distortion is measured by comparing the product of the exchange rates from both sides of a mathematically balanced currency pair hedge. A distortion is potentially exploitable if its magnitude exceeds the sum of the spread of all pairs that would be traded in an effort to exploit the distortion.

The four types of distortion in maps are shape distortion, area distortion, distance distortion, and direction distortion. These distortions occur due to the challenge of transferring a three-dimensional surface onto a two-dimensional map.

Total Distortion was created in 1995.

The verb for distortion is distort.

As in "to distort something".

Copenhagen Distortion was created in 1998.