"photon mapping" meaning in All languages combined

See photon mapping on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photon mappings [plural]
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  1. (computer graphics) A two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics

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