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Problems of evaluation of the digital (discrete) image complexity are studied. Known versions of 2D variations with reference to digital images and the possibility of their use for evaluation of the image complexity are considered. The image complexity is interpreted as some attribute, which reflects the number, dimensions, and visibility of image details. Changes of the variation values after various image transformations are analyzed. A modified assessment that is named the “object size index” is proposed. Theoretical conclusions are confirmed by experimental studies.
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Original Russian Text © P.A. Chochia, O.P. Milukova, 2015, published in Informatsionnye Protsessy, 2015, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 169–182.
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Chochia, P.A., Milukova, O.P. Comparison of two-dimensional variations in the context of the digital image complexity assessment. J. Commun. Technol. Electron. 60, 1432–1440 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064226915120049
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