triangulation
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triangulation (countable and uncountable; plural triangulations)
- (uncountable) A technique in surveying in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry
- (countable) The network of triangles, so obtained, that are the basis of a map or chart
- (uncountable) In navigation or seismology, a process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
- (chess) A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path in order to force the advance of a pawn.
- (qualitative research) The use of three (or more) researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias.
- 2003, Nahid Golafshani, Understanding Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research (in The Qualitative Report Volume 8 Number 4 December 2003 597-607) [1]
- Triangulation was established by asking researcher #2 and researcher #4 to conduct their own interview of the participant.
- 2003, Nahid Golafshani, Understanding Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research (in The Qualitative Report Volume 8 Number 4 December 2003 597-607) [1]
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surveying technique
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