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Delaunay triangulation

triangulation method named after Boris Delaunay
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Delaunay triangulation

Summary

Delaunay triangulation is a geometric construction[1]. It draws 2,358 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_construction category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Delaunay triangulation is credited with the discovery of Boris Delaunay[3].
  • Delaunay triangulation's instance of is recorded as geometric construction[4].
  • Boris Delaunay is named after Delaunay triangulation[5].
  • Delaunay triangulation is a type of point set triangulation[6].
  • Delaunay triangulation is a type of planar graph[7].
  • Delaunay triangulation is a type of neighborhood graph[8].
  • Delaunay triangulation's Commons category is recorded as Delaunay triangulation[9].
  • Delaunay triangulation's dual to is recorded as Voronoi diagram[10].
  • Delaunay triangulation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/delaunay[11].
  • Delaunay triangulation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].

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Designation and Status

Delaunay triangulation's instance of is recorded as geometric construction[4].

History and Context

Boris Delaunay is named after Delaunay triangulation[5].

Why It Matters

Delaunay triangulation draws 2,358 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_construction category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Boris Delaunay
    Dual to → Voronoi diagram
    Discoverer or inventor → Boris Delaunay
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
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