ray casting

use of ray–surface intersection tests to solve a variety of problems in computer graphics and computational geometry
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ray casting

Summary

ray casting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ray casting's image is recorded as Advanced raycasting demo 2.gif[2].
  • ray casting's subclass of is recorded as algorithm[3].
  • ray casting's part of is recorded as computer graphics[4].
  • ray casting's Commons category is recorded as Ray casting[5].
  • ray casting's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/029l8m[6].
  • ray casting's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03204206n[7].
  • ray casting's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3015-1517[8].
  • ray casting's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 116108083[9].
  • ray casting's GitHub topic is recorded as raycasting[10].
  • ray casting's GitHub topic is recorded as ray-casting[11].
  • ray casting's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C116108083[12].
  • ray casting's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 155126[13].

Why It Matters

ray casting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ray casting. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ray-casting
MLA “ray casting.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ray-casting.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ray-casting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ray casting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ray-casting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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