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art gallery problem

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A visibility problem in computational geometry, dealing with whether a number of points in a polygon can collectively "see" (by line segments akin to a person's line of sight) the whole interior of the polygon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: museum problem

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Originating from a real-world problem of guarding an art gallery with the minimum number of guards who can observe together the whole gallery.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: taidemuseo-ongelma — visibility problem in computational geometry
  • Hungarian: képtárprobléma — visibility problem in computational geometry
  • Polish: problem galerii sztuki — visibility problem in computational geometry