Warnock algorithm

proper noun

An algorithm that solves the problem of rendering a complicated image by recursive subdivision of a scene until areas are obtained that are trivial to compute.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Warnock algorithm

alternative Warnock's algorithm

  1. computer graphicsAn algorithm that solves the problem of rendering a complicated image by recursive subdivision of a scene until areas are obtained that are trivial to compute.

Origin

Invented by John Warnock.

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