triangulation

IPA: traɪæŋgjuɫˈeɪʃʌn

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.
(countable, surveying) The network of triangles so obtained, that are the basis of a chart or map.
(countable, chess) A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path to force the advance of a pawn.
(countable, geometry) A subdivision of a planar object into triangles, and by extension the subdivision of a higher-dimension geometric object into simplices.
(uncountable, navigation, seismology) A process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
(uncountable, politics) The practice of repositioning one's group or oneself on the political spectrum in an attempt to capture the centre.
(uncountable, qualitative research) The use of three (or more) researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias.

Examples of "triangulation" in Sentences

Other interesting findings include what she called triangulation
I have heard the term triangulation, you know, Clintonistas, whatever the case may be.
Obama's straits are similar to those Clinton faced when the term triangulation was coined.
The problem with this sort of triangulation is that it puts you at the mercy of the extremists — if one side gets crazier, the “middle road” shifts to accomodate.
Andrea Mitchell says the word triangulation, which is probably the phrase she most often calls out whilst in the throes of wrinkly, Randian coitus with Alan Greenspan.
The term triangulation is attributed to onetime Clinton aide Dick Morris, who counseled working with the GOP after the 1994 Republican Revolution swept the GOP into power in the House and Senate after Clinton's rocky first two years in office.