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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Triangulation
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triangulation
Noun
- A technique in surveying in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry
- The network of triangles, so obtained, that are the basis of a map or chart
- In navigation or seismology, a process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
- A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path in order to force the advance of a pawn.
- 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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