Voronoi diagram

noun

A diagram that assigns a set of points in a plane to an equal number of cells, such that each point p is inside a cell consisting of all regions closer to p than to any other point.

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Meanings

nounVoronoi diagram (plural Voronoi diagrams)

plural Voronoi diagrams

  1. mathematicsA diagram that assigns a set of points in a plane to an equal number of cells, such that each point p is inside a cell consisting of all regions closer to p than to any other point.

Origin

Named after Georgy Voronoi.

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