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Cohen-Sutherland algorithm

Cohen-Sutherland algorithm proper noun: an algorithm used for line clipping. It divides a two-dimensional space into nine regions (or a three-dimensional space into 27 regions), and then efficiently determines the lines and portions of lines that are visible in the central region, or viewport.

Proper noun

Cohen-Sutherland algorithm

  1. An algorithm used for line clipping. It divides a two-dimensional space into nine regions (or a three-dimensional space into 27 regions), and then efficiently determines the lines and portions of lines that are visible in the central region, or viewport.

Origin of Cohen-Sutherland algorithm

The algorithm was developed in 1967 during flight simulator work by Danny Cohen and Ivan Sutherland.

Questions about Cohen-Sutherland algorithm

What does Cohen-Sutherland algorithm mean?
Cohen-Sutherland algorithm means an algorithm used for line clipping. It divides a two-dimensional space into nine regions (or a three-dimensional space into 27 regions), and then efficiently determines the lines and portions of lines that are visible in the central region, or viewport.
What part of speech is Cohen-Sutherland algorithm?
Cohen-Sutherland algorithm is a proper noun.

Words near Cohen-Sutherland algorithm in the dictionary

  1. cohemolysins
  2. cohemolytic
  3. cohen
  4. Cohen syndrome
  5. Cohen-Macaulay
  6. Cohen-Sutherland algorithm
  7. cohencidence
  8. cohencidences
  9. cohencidental
  10. Cohenesque
  11. Cohenian

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