Gridding

/ˈɡrɪdɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The process of arranging data or images into a grid pattern; the act of marking something with a grid.

Etymology

From 'grid' plus the gerund suffix -ing, literally describing the ongoing action of creating a grid.

Kelly Says

Meteorologists spend hours 'gridding' raw weather data from thousands of stations to create the smooth temperature maps you see on TV—it's a mathematical massage that turns messy reality into beautiful patterns.

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