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[[File:Approximate Voronoi Diagram.svg.png|thumb|Approximate Voronoi diagram of a set of points. Notice the blended colors in the fuzzy boundary of the Voronoi cells.]]In [[mathematics (nonfiction)]], a '''Voronoi diagram''' is a partitioning of a plane into regions based on distance to points in a specific subset of the plane. | [[File:Approximate Voronoi Diagram.svg.png|thumb|Approximate Voronoi diagram of a set of points. Notice the blended colors in the fuzzy boundary of the Voronoi cells.]]In [[mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematics]], a '''Voronoi diagram''' is a partitioning of a plane into regions based on distance to points in a specific subset of the plane. | ||
It is named after Georgy Voronoi, and is also called a Voronoi tessellation, a Voronoi decomposition, a Voronoi partition, or a Dirichlet tessellation (after Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet). | It is named after Georgy Voronoi, and is also called a Voronoi tessellation, a Voronoi decomposition, a Voronoi partition, or a Dirichlet tessellation (after Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet). | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 12 June 2016
In mathematics, a Voronoi diagram is a partitioning of a plane into regions based on distance to points in a specific subset of the plane.
It is named after Georgy Voronoi, and is also called a Voronoi tessellation, a Voronoi decomposition, a Voronoi partition, or a Dirichlet tessellation (after Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet).
Voronoi diagrams have practical and theoretical applications to a large number of fields, mainly in science and technology but also including visual art.
Fiction cross-reference
Color commentators discussing recent scores from hotly contested Voronoi diagrams.
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Voronoi diagram @ wiki.karljones.com
- Voronoi diagram @ Wikipedia
