{{Wiktionary|triangulation}} '''[[Triangulation]]''' is the process of determining the location of a point by forming triangles to it from known points.

'''Triangulation''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}}

==Arts, entertainment, and media== * [[Triangulation (chess)]], a maneuver in which one player moves a piece (often a king) in a triangular pattern in order to force the opponent to make a weakening move * [[Triangulation (TWiT.tv)]], an interview podcast * [[Triangulation (novel)]], a 1999 novel by Phil Whitaker

==Mathematics and technology== ===Graph theory=== * [[Plane triangulation]], and a maximal planar supergraph of a graph ''G'' may be called a ''triangulation of G'' * [[Triangulated graph]], and a chordal completion of a graph ''G'' may be called a ''triangulation of G''

===Spatial subdivisions=== * [[Triangulation (geometry)]], division of the Euclidean plane into triangles and of Euclidean spaces into simplices * [[Triangulation (topology)]], generalizations to topological spaces other than '''R'''<sup>''d''</sup> * [[Point-set triangulation]], division of the convex hull of a point set into triangles using only that set as triangle vertices * [[Polygon triangulation]], division of a polygon into triangles * [[Surface triangulation]], division of a surface into triangles

===Other uses in mathematics and technology=== * [[Triangulation (computer vision)]], the computation of a 3D point given its projection onto two, or more, images * [[Triangulation (surveying)]], a process used in surveying to determine unknown distances, angles and positions from those that are known * [[Mobile phone tracking]], a process which uses triangulation (actually, trilateration) to calculate the location of the handset * [[Operation Triangulation]], a targeted cyberattack on iOS devices disclosed in 2023 * [[Schur triangulation]], a process of finding an upper triangular matrix similar to a given matrix * [[Stellar triangulation]], a method of geodesy which uses cosmic instead of terrestrial targets * [[Triangulated category]], a category defined by a set of axioms involving triangles of arrows * [[Triangulation station]], a fixed surveying station

==Psychology and social sciences== * [[Triangulation (psychology)]], situation in which one person interacts with another person via an intermediary third person * [[Triangulation (social science)]], the use of multiple cross-checked sources and methodology * [[Karpman drama triangle]], resulting from "triangulation", a psychological and social model of human interaction – typically among the roles of persecutor, victim, and rescuer

==Other uses== * [[Triangulation (finance)]], a financial strategy whereby the relationship between three currencies is exploited * [[Triangulation (politics)]], the act of a candidate presenting his or her ideology as "above and between" the left and right side of the political spectrum * [[Triangulation Beach]], in Antarctica

==See also== * {{Lookfrom|Triangulation}} * {{in title|Triangulation}}

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