trilateration

trilateration means the determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

Etymology

From trilaterate + -ion.

noun

The determination of the location of a point based on its distance from three other points.

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