"beam tracing" meaning in All languages combined

See beam tracing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beam tracing (uncountable)
  1. An algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism. Tags: uncountable
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