Talk:Triangulation
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In mathematics, a triangulation is not a process, but perhaps the final result of the process. I'm not sure I can quote a good definition at the moment, but the definition on this page is unduly narrow and needs work. Michael Hardy 01:24 Apr 8, 2003 (UTC)
- I don't want to argue, but I think that for most non-mathematician triangulation is a process, the end result beeing the lenght, height or area just determinated by ... triangulation. -- looxix 21:03 Apr 8, 2003 (UTC)
The triangulation in topology and geometry are highly related, who can merge the two parts together? wshun 02:06, 19 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- I vote not. They are related in a way that the topological notion is a natural generalization of the geometrical one. So, IMO the better idea is to change their order in the article and mention the fact of generalization.... I am doing it right now... Will not be worse anyway :-) Mikkalai 03:08, 19 Dec 2003 (UTC)
[edit] geodetic triangulation
In surveying/geodesy, triangulation is also the process of covering an area with triangles and computing the co-ordinates of the nodal points. This could be made clearer.
- I couldn't agree more.--www.doc 12:39, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] serious rewrite needed
Process or not, this page is obtuse to the point of being an obstruction to learning. How on earth this would qualify as an encyclopaedic entry is beyond me. It makes a hash of a simple concept and its application. Malangthon 10:54 SPT. 05/09/06
I really don't understand triangulation after reading this article. I think it needs some clarification, and I think that an example would really help in the explanation.
[edit] is this triangulation?
Hi. Would either of these be considered triangulation:
- Using "angular size" (how large an object looks from a point) and distance to determine size of object, or using "angular size" (how large an object looks from a point) and size of object to determine distance,
- Using parallax, from either two points or eyes to determine size of object or distance,
- Or using three points on a map, etc, to form a triangle, making smaller triangles within it by drawing points on the centres of the sides, and repeating the process to find the centre?
Thanks. AstroHurricane001(Talk+Contribs+Ubx) 01:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
