This page names the family of related algorithms that a specific algorithm belongs to. Wikipedia notes that an algorithm produces "a solution to a given computational problem," and many algorithms solving the same problem form a recognized family or group. Browsing this way moves between an algorithm and its close relatives.
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1. Wikipedia: Computational geometry
WikipediaComputational geometry, lead section, term-origin sentenceQuote, Computational geometry, lead section, term-origin sentence
A groundlaying book in the subject by Preparata and Shamos dates the first use of the term "computational geometry" in this sense by 1975.
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