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  2. Dot planimeter - Wikipedia

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    The method using a finer grid tends to have better statistical efficiency than repeated measurement with random placements. [ 2 ] According to Pick's theorem , published by Georg Alexander Pick in 1899, the version of the dot planimeter with boundary dots counting as 1/2 (and with an added correction term of −1) gives exact results for ...

  3. Planimeter - Wikipedia

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    This area is also equal to the area of the parallelogram A"ABB". The measuring wheel measures the distance PQ (perpendicular to EM). Moving from C to D the arm EM moves through the green parallelogram, with area equal to the area of the rectangle D"DCC". The measuring wheel now moves in the opposite direction, subtracting this reading from the ...

  4. Square (tool) - Wikipedia

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    A square is a tool used for marking and referencing a 90° angle, though mitre squares are used for 45° angles. Squares see common use in woodworking, metalworking, construction and technical drawing. [1] Some squares incorporate a scale for measuring distances (a ruler) or for calculating angles.

  5. Area - Wikipedia

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    That is, the area of the rectangle is the length multiplied by the width. As a special case, as l = w in the case of a square, the area of a square with side length s is given by the formula: [1] [2] A = s 2 (square). The formula for the area of a rectangle follows directly from the basic properties of area, and is sometimes taken as a ...

  6. Shoelace formula - Wikipedia

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    Shoelace scheme for determining the area of a polygon with point coordinates (,),..., (,). The shoelace formula, also known as Gauss's area formula and the surveyor's formula, [1] is a mathematical algorithm to determine the area of a simple polygon whose vertices are described by their Cartesian coordinates in the plane. [2]

  7. Least-squares adjustment - Wikipedia

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    Least-squares adjustment is a model for the solution of an overdetermined system of equations based on the principle of least squares of observation residuals. It is used extensively in the disciplines of surveying , geodesy , and photogrammetry —the field of geomatics , collectively.

  8. Least-squares function approximation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, least squares function approximation applies the principle of least squares to function approximation, by means of a weighted sum of other functions.The best approximation can be defined as that which minimizes the difference between the original function and the approximation; for a least-squares approach the quality of the approximation is measured in terms of the squared ...

  9. Total least squares - Wikipedia

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    In applied statistics, total least squares is a type of errors-in-variables regression, a least squares data modeling technique in which observational errors on both dependent and independent variables are taken into account.