object representation of the sample #4
Description
In order to computationally reference the sample, it becomes important to generalize for commonalities between different sample entities. It starts with the form of the material on which the sample is grown, such as whether it is a dish or a slide, which defines the geometry of the sample space.
Common forms used in microscopy or a rectangle, circle or an array of any of these.
This conceptualization has practical considerations when we are working with sample forms, as a dish kept on the stage can potentially rotate, which can shift the sample coordinate system.
Although, more fundamentally, it defines the physical entity of the sample and allows us to position code related to geometric details of the sample into this entity.