Gaussian splat

noun

A holographic scene, object, image, video, formed out of individual Guassians splotched together as the splat.

Meanings

nounGaussian splat (plural Gaussian splats)

plural Gaussian splats

  1. artsA holographic scene, object, image, video, formed out of individual Guassians splotched together as the splat.

Origin

Gaussian + splat. From splatting together Gaussians to form a 3-D hologram.

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Gaussian splat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaussian%20splat

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“Gaussian splat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaussian%20splat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaussian splat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaussian%20splat.

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