spatial point pattern
[ˈspeɪʃəl pɔɪnt ˈpætərn]
nounpl: spatial point patterns
padrão de pontos espaciais
1. A distribution of discrete point locations across a two-dimensional or three-dimensional space, often analyzed to determine whether points are randomly distributed, clustered, or uniformly dispersed
The spatial point pattern of disease cases in the city revealed significant clustering near industrial zones.
O padrão de pontos espaciais dos casos de doenças na cidade revelou agrupamento significativo perto de zonas industriais.
2. In statistics and spatial analysis, a dataset consisting of observations recorded as points with specific coordinates, used to study geographic phenomena and their distributions
Ecologists used spatial point pattern analysis to study tree distribution in the forest.
Ecologistas usaram análise de padrão de pontos espaciais para estudar a distribuição de árvores na floresta.
This is primarily a technical term used in academic disciplines such as geography, ecology, epidemiology, and urban planning in both Brazil and the USA. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation but is fundamental in scientific research involving geographic or spatial data analysis.
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