three-point problem

three-point problem

[′thrē ¦pȯint ′präb·ləm]
(engineering)
The problem of locating the horizontal position of a point of observation from the two observed horizontal angles subtended by three known sides of a triangle.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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