"Gaussian splat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gaussian splats [plural]
Etymology: Gaussian + splat. From splatting together Gaussians to form a 3-D hologram. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Gaussian|splat}} Gaussian + splat Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gaussian splat (plural Gaussian splats)
  1. (computer graphics, photography, cinematography) A holographic scene, object, image, video, formed out of individual Guassians splotched together as the splat. Derived forms: 3D Gaussian splat (english: static 3D volume), 4D Gaussian splat (english: dynamic moving Gaussians in a volume) Coordinate_terms: NeRF, neural radiance field, radiance field, volumetric capture, VR, virtual reality

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