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path tracing

path tracing noun: a Monte Carlo method of rendering images of three-dimensional scenes such that the global illumination is faithful to reality.

Noun

path tracing (uncountable)

  1. A Monte Carlo method of rendering images of three-dimensional scenes such that the global illumination is faithful to reality.

Questions about path tracing

What does path tracing mean?
Path tracing means a Monte Carlo method of rendering images of three-dimensional scenes such that the global illumination is faithful to reality.
What part of speech is path tracing?
Path tracing is a noun.

Words near path tracing in the dictionary

  1. path of least resistance
  2. path of totality
  3. path rush
  4. path tracer
  5. path tracers
  6. path tracing
  7. path traversal
  8. path traversals
  9. path-
  10. path-connected
  11. Pathak

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