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painter's algorithm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
painter's al-go-rithm
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest.

Etymology

Referring to the technique of painting distant parts of a scene before parts which are nearer and thereby covering some areas of distant parts.

Questions

What does painter's algorithm mean?
A simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest.
Where does painter's algorithm come from?
Referring to the technique of painting distant parts of a scene before parts which are nearer and thereby covering some areas of distant parts.

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