triangulation

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Synonyms: strangulation, triangulating, triangulator, triangulations

Antonyms: strangulation, triangulating, triangulator, triangulations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|surveying}} A technique in which [[distance]]s and [[direction]]s are [[estimate#Verb|estimated]] from an [[accurately]] [[measured#Adjective|measured]] [[baseline]] and the [[principle]]s of [[trigonometry]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of the use of this technique.
2. {{lb|en|countable|surveying}} The [[network#Noun|network]] of [[triangle]]s so obtained, that are the basis of a [[chart#Noun|chart]] or [[map#Noun|map]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|chess}} A [[delaying#Adjective|delaying]] [[move#Noun|move]] in which the [[king#Noun|king]] moves in a [[triangular]] [[path]] to force the [[advance#Noun|advance]] of a [[pawn]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|geometry}} A [[subdivision]] of a [[planar]] [[object#Noun|object]] into [[triangle]]s, and by extension the subdivision of a higher-[[dimension]] [[geometric#Adjective|geometric]] object into [[simplex#Noun|simplices]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|navigation|seismology}} A process by which an [[unknown]] [[location]] is found using three [[known#Adjective|known]] [[distance#Noun|distances]] from known locations.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|politics}} The practice of [[reposition]]ing one's group or oneself on the [[political]] [[spectrum]] in an attempt to [[capture#Verb|capture]] the [[centre#Noun|centre]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable|qualitative research}} The use of three (or more) [[researcher]]s to [[interview#Verb|interview]] the same people or to [[evaluate]] the same [[evidence#Noun|evidence]] to [[reduce]] the [[impact#Noun|impact]] of [[individual#Adjective|individual]] [[bias#Noun|bias]].

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