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).

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Meanings

nounDelaunay triangulation (countable and uncountable, plural Delaunay triangulations)

plural Delaunay triangulations

  1. countableuncountablecomputer graphicsFor 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).

Origin

Named after Russian mathematician Boris Delaunay (1890–1980) for his work on this topic from 1934.

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