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computational geometry

computational geometry noun: a field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.

Noun

computational geometry (uncountable)

  1. A field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.
    • In computational geometry it is a truism that problems in three-dimensional space, ℝ³, are significantly more difficult and complex than the corresponding problems in the two-dimensional plane, ℝ².1991, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Lines in Space—A Collection of Results, Jacob E. Goodman, Richard D. Pollack, William L. Steiger (editors), Discrete and Computational Geometry: Papers from the DIMACS...
    • In this survey, we will be concerned with the relationship between multivariate splines and geometries including computational geometry, differential geometry, and algebraic geometry.2003, Ren-Hong Wang, Multivariate Spline and Geometry, Ren-Hong Wang (editor), Computational Geometry, American Mathematical Society, International Press, page 195

Questions about computational geometry

What does computational geometry mean?
Computational geometry means a field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.
What part of speech is computational geometry?
Computational geometry is a noun.

Words near computational geometry in the dictionary

  1. computational chemistry
  2. computational complexity theories
  3. computational complexity theory
  4. computational design
  5. computational fluid dynamics
  6. computational geometry
  7. computational humor
  8. computational intelligence
  9. computational lexicology
  10. computational linguistics
  11. computational model

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