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Definition: The smallest rectangle completely enclosing a set of points.
Also known as MBB.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "minimum bounding box", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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