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Look up: triangulation


  1. Triangulation
    [psychology] This article is about the concept in psychology. For other uses, see Triangulation (disambiguation) Triangulation is most commonly used to express a situation in which one family member will not communicate directly with another family member, but will communicate with a third f...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(psychology)

  2. Triangulation
    The use of multiple research methods as a way of producing more reliable empirical data than is available from any single method.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20212

  3. triangulation
    [n] - a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart 2. [n] - a method of surveying
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=triangulation

  4. Triangulation
    Triangulation is the term used to describe a chain of supplies of goods involving three parties in three different countries. But, instead of the goods physically passing from one to the other, they are delivered directly from the first to the last party in the chain.
    Found op http://www.bgateway.com/bdotg/action/glossaryAtoZ?alphaKey=T&site=202&categ

  5. Triangulation
    The use of three or more different research methods in combination to study the same phenomena, (eg observational studies, in-depth interviews and focus groups). Triangulation is used mainly as a check of validity.
    Found op http://www.cirem.co.uk/definitions.html

  6. Triangulation
    In general, the unique location of the source from some combination of at least three ranges and/or bearings in three dimensional space. See also: Tomography, Trilateration.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/t/r/triangulation/source.html

  7. Triangulation
    This term is used in a research context to describe the use of a variety of data sources or methods to examine a specific phenomenon either simultaneously or sequentially in order to produce a more accurate account of the phenomenon under investigation
    Found op http://www.bath.ac.uk/catalogues/information/glossary/

  8. Triangulation
    a metaphor derived from surveying and navigation to indicate the convergence of two or more viewpoints on a single position or, in social research, truth. Triangulation expercise migh, for example, involve seeing whether the results of a questionnaire are repeated in observational data. Associated w...
    Found op http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~hsstcfs/glossary.htm

  9. Triangulation
    using a network of triangles to accurately plot positions. See measured survey.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935

  10. triangulation
    noun a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=triangulation

  11. triangulation
    noun a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=triangulation

  12. Triangulation
    • (n.) The series or network of triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/triangulation/



  1. triangulation
    (from the article `GPS`) The principle behind the unprecedented navigational capabilities of GPS is triangulation. To triangulate, a GPS receiver precisely measures the time ... ...the intersection of the two plotted lines gives the location of the aircraft or ship carrying the DF. This technique, u...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/78

  2. triangulation
    in navigation, surveying, and civil engineering, a technique for precise determination of a ship`s or aircraft`s position, and the direction of ... [4 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/78

  3. triangulation
    triangulation 1. Of or relating to triangles; triangular. 2. Made up of or marked with triangles.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2740/

  4. Triangulation
    [politics] Triangulation is the name given to the act of a political candidate presenting his or her ideology as being "above" and "between" the "left" and "right" sides (or "wings") of a traditional (e.g. UK or US) democratic "political spectrum". It involves adopting for oneself some of th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(politics)

  5. Triangulation
    [chess] Triangulation is a tactic used in chess to put one`s opponent in zugzwang. That is, it gets to the same position with the other player to move, when it is a disadvantage for that player to move, e.g. he has to give up a blockade and let the other player penetrate his position. Triang...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(chess)

  6. Triangulation
    [social science] In the social sciences, triangulation is often used to indicate that more than two methods are used in a study with a view to double (or triple) checking results. This is also called "cross examination". The idea is that one can be more confident with a result if different m...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(social_science)

  7. Triangulation
    [topology] Triangulation is useful in determining the properties of a topological space. For example, one can compute homology and cohomology groups of a triangulated space using simplicial homology and cohomology theories instead of more complicated homology and cohomology theories. ==Piece...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(topology)

  8. Triangulation
    [geometry] In geometry, a triangulation is a subdivision of a geometric object into simplices. In particular, in the plane it is a subdivision into triangles, hence the name. Triangulation of a 3-dimensional volume would involve subdividing it into tetrahedrons ("pyramids" of various shapes ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(geometry)

  9. Triangulation
    [disambiguation] Triangulation (surveying) refers to measurement by using triangles. Triangulation may also refer to: ==Mathematics and computer science== ==Other fields== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(disambiguation)

  10. Triangulation
    In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly (trilateration). The point can then be fixed as the third point of a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation

  11. triangulation
    Joining structural members together so that they form a rigid triangle
    Found op http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/view_glossarylist.html?term=t

  12. triangulation
    Triangulation means that you convert francs into euros, and euros into francs, and each time you apply the six digit rule. That means that every bilateral conversion between two national denominations involves two calculations....
    Found op http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.jsp?EINTRAG_ID=993

  13. triangulation
    Triangulation: Monetary amounts to be converted from one national currency unit into another must first be converted into a monetary amount expressed in the euro unit; this amount may not be rounded to less than three decimals and must then be converted into the other national currency unit. No alte...
    Found op http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.jsp?EINTRAG_ID=993

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