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Yalesāam gok chāak lèuhng
Definition
Triangulation.
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How it's used
Technical terminology like this is borrowed directly from formal scientific contexts and remains largely unchanged in spoken Cantonese. It functions as a noun and is typically used in professional settings such as surveying, navigation, or advanced mathematics. You will rarely hear this in casual daily conversation unless discussing specific technical work.
Examples
They are using triangulation to calculate the distance.
Does this engineering project require triangulation?
Related words
Common phrases
conduct triangulation
triangulation method
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