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QUAD TREE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Tree in which every nonterminal node has exactly four children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

An expression of a two-dimensional object as a tree structure of quadrants, which are formed by recursively subdividing each nonhomogeneous quadrant until all quadrants are homogeneous with respect to a selected characteristic, or until a predetermined cutoff depth is reached.

OBS

The quadtree technique compresses the amount of stored data about a two-dimensional object.

OBS

quadtree: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

Key term(s)
  • quad tree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Expression d'un objet bidimensionnel sous une forme arborescente, obtenue par subdivision récursive des quadrants non homogènes jusqu'à ce que tous les quadrants soient homogènes par rapport à une caractéristique spécifiée, ou jusqu'à ce qu'une profondeur de découpage prédéterminée soit atteinte.

OBS

La technique des arbres de quadrants permet de comprimer les données stockées concernant un objet bidimensionnel.

OBS

arbre de quadrants : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

OBS

arbre quadratique : désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Inteligencia artificial
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