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Delaunay triangulation

Delaunay triangulation noun: for a given set P of discrete points in a plane: a triangulation DT(P) such that no point in P is inside the circumcircle of any triangle in DT(P).

delaunay triangulation: for a given set P of discrete points in a plane: a triangulation DT(P) such that no point in P is...
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Noun

Delaunay triangulation (countable and uncountable, plural Delaunay triangulations)

  1. For a given set P of discrete points in a plane: a triangulation DT(P) such that no point in P is inside the circumcircle of any triangle in DT(P).

Forms of Delaunay triangulation

pluralDelaunay triangulations

Origin of Delaunay triangulation

Named after Boris Delaunay for his work on this topic from 1934.

Questions about Delaunay triangulation

What does Delaunay triangulation mean?
Delaunay triangulation means for a given set P of discrete points in a plane: a triangulation DT(P) such that no point in P is inside the circumcircle of any triangle in DT(P).
What part of speech is Delaunay triangulation?
Delaunay triangulation is a noun.
What is the plural of Delaunay triangulation?
The plural of Delaunay triangulation is Delaunay triangulations.

Words near Delaunay triangulation in the dictionary

  1. delators
  2. delatynite
  3. Delauder
  4. Delauders
  5. Delaunay refinement
  6. Delaunay triangulation
  7. Delaunay triangulations
  8. Delaura
  9. Delauras
  10. DeLaurentiis
  11. Delauter

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