ray tracing
rendering algorithm that works by sending out many virtual rays of light
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ray tracing
Summary
ray tracing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- ray tracing's GND ID is recorded as 4292517-4[2].
- ray tracing's subclass of is recorded as global illumination[3].
- ray tracing's part of is recorded as computer graphics[4].
- ray tracing's has use is recorded as rendering[5].
- ray tracing's has use is recorded as unbiased rendering[6].
- ray tracing's has use is recorded as 3D computer graphics[7].
- ray tracing's Commons category is recorded as Ray tracing[8].
- ray tracing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06h2c[9].
- ray tracing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ray tracing (graphics)[10].
- ray tracing's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1219968[11].
- ray tracing's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/ray-tracing[12].
- ray tracing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/raytracing[13].
- ray tracing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://computergraphics.stackexchange.com/tags/raytracing[14].
- ray tracing's different from is recorded as path tracing[15].
- ray tracing's different from is recorded as Nvidia RTX[16].
- ray tracing's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10010374[17].
- ray tracing's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01954636n[18].
- ray tracing's Quora topic ID is recorded as Ray-Tracing[19].
- ray tracing's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as ray-tracing[20].
- ray tracing's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 122263404[21].
- ray tracing's GitHub topic is recorded as raytracing[22].
- ray tracing's GitHub topic is recorded as ray-tracing[23].
- ray tracing's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 155176[24].
- ray tracing's FOLDOC ID is recorded as ray+tracing[25].
- ray tracing's ComputerLanguage.com definition is recorded as ray+tracing[26].
Why It Matters
ray tracing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]