Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing and displaying data, and which are especially well suited to display high volumes of data at high rates, in a manner utilizing the vast human capability to perceive and recognize changes in patterns. The method comprises measuring values of a multitude of real life parameters a multitude of times, and forming a multitude of successive n-vectors from those values. Each n-vector has a plurality of components arranged in an order, and corresponding components of respective n-vectors are determined in the same manner from measured values of the real life parameters. Each n-vector is mapped onto an associated first k-vector; and each first k-vector has a plurality of components arranged in an order, and corresponding components of respective k-vectors are determined in the same manner from corresponding components of respective n-vectors.