Triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to it from known points.
Triangulation may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Triangulation (chess), a maneuver in which one player moves a piece (often a king) in a triangular pattern in order to force the opponent to make a weakening move Triangulation (TWiT.tv), an interview podcast Triangulation (novel), a 1999 novel by Phil Whitaker
Mathematics and technology Graph theory Plane triangulation, and a maximal planar supergraph of a graph G may be called a triangulation of G Triangulated graph, and a chordal completion of a graph G may be called a triangulation of G
Spatial subdivisions Triangulation (geometry), division of the Euclidean plane into triangles and of Euclidean spaces into simplices Triangulation (topology), generalizations to topological spaces other than Rd Point-set triangulation, division of the convex hull of a point set into triangles using only that set as triangle vertices Polygon triangulation, division of a polygon into triangles Surface triangulation, division of a surface into triangles
Other uses in mathematics and technology Triangulation (computer vision), the computation of a 3D point given its projection onto two, or more, images Triangulation (surveying), a process used in surveying to determine unknown distances, angles and positions from those that are known Mobile phone tracking, a process which uses triangulation (actually, trilateration) to calculate the location of the handset Operation Triangulation, a targeted cyberattack on iOS devices disclosed in 2023 Schur triangulation, a process of finding an upper triangular matrix similar to a given matrix Stellar triangulation, a method of geodesy which uses cosmic instead of terrestrial targets Triangulated category, a category defined by a set of axioms involving triangles of arrows Triangulation station, a fixed surveying station
Psychology and social sciences Triangulation (psychology), situation in which one person interacts with another person via an intermediary third person Triangulation (social science), the use of multiple cross-checked sources and methodology Karpman drama triangle, resulting from "triangulation", a psychological and social model of human interaction – typically among the roles of persecutor, victim, and rescuer
Other uses Triangulation (finance), a financial strategy whereby the relationship between three currencies is exploited Triangulation (politics), the act of a candidate presenting his or her ideology as "above and between" the left and right side of the political spectrum Triangulation Beach, in Antarctica
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