Dot planimeter
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dot-planimeter-286-4606555
title:
Dot planimeter
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A dot planimeter is a device used in planimetrics for estimating the area of a shape, consisting of a transparent sheet containing a square grid of dots. To estimate the area of a shape, the sheet is overlaid on the shape and the dots within the shape are counted. The estimate of area is the number of dots counted multiplied by the area of a single grid square. In some variations, dots that land on or near the boundary of the shape are counted as half of a unit. The dots may also be grouped into
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Device used in planimetrics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_planimeter
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2022-07-30T19:32:16Z
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