Minimum bounding rectangle
ID: minimum-bounding-rectangle
A Minimum Bounding Rectangle (MBR), also known as the bounding box, is the smallest rectangle that can completely enclose a geometric shape or a set of points in a coordinate space. It is commonly used in various fields such as computer graphics, geographical information systems (GIS), and computational geometry. ### Characteristics of an MBR: 1. **Axis-Aligned**: An MBR is typically defined in an axis-aligned manner, meaning its edges are parallel to the coordinate axes (e.g.
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