Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoelace formula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: shoelace -for-mu-la
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An algorithm to determine the area of a simple polygon whose vertices are described by their Cartesian coordinates in the plane.

Etymology

So called because the constant cross-multiplying for the coordinates making up the polygon is analogous to the threading of shoelaces.

Inflected Forms

the shoelace formula (canonical)

Synonyms

Gauss's area formula surveyor's formula

Questions

What does shoelace formula mean?: An algorithm to determine the area of a simple polygon whose vertices are described by their Cartesian coordinates in the plane.
Where does shoelace formula come from?: So called because the constant cross-multiplying for the coordinates making up the polygon is analogous to the threading of shoelaces.

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