TRIANGULATION

Triangulation

In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly . The point can then be fixed as the third point of a triangle with one known side and two known angles.

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triangulation

Noun

  1. A technique in surveying in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry
  2. The network of triangles, so obtained, that are the basis of a map or chart
  3. In navigation or seismology, a process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
  4. A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path in order to force the advance of a pawn.
  5. The use of three (or more) researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias.


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