Bresenham's line algorithm

algorithm for rasterizing a straight line
Event line_drawing_algorithm Q549860
Bresenham's line algorithm
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Bresenham's line algorithm

Summary

Bresenham's line algorithm is a line drawing algorithm[1]. It draws 698 Wikipedia views per month (line_drawing_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bresenham's line algorithm's video is recorded as LineBresenham.gif[3].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's image is recorded as Bresenham.svg[4].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's instance of is recorded as line drawing algorithm[5].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's instance of is recorded as midpoint circle algorithm[6].
  • Jack Elton Bresenham is named after Bresenham's line algorithm[7].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's Commons category is recorded as Bresenham algorithm[8].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4m6[9].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's MathWorld ID is recorded as BresenhamsLineAlgorithm[10].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Bitmap/Bresenham's_line_algorithm[11].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as bresenham[12].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's schematic is recorded as Line 1.5x+1 -- points.svg[13].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
  • Bresenham's line algorithm's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 46328506[15].

Why It Matters

Bresenham's line algorithm draws 698 Wikipedia views per month (line_drawing_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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