.. _sphx_glr_api_gallery_geometry_proximity:

Proximity
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The closest pair of points by divide and conquer.


.. raw:: html

  <div id='sg-tag-list' class='sphx-glr-tag-list'></div>


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnails">

.. thumbnail-parent-div-open

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Finds the closest pair in random point sets by divide and conquer, checks the answer with a k-d tree, and compares the running time with the brute-force comparison of every pair.">

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  .. image:: /api/gallery/geometry/proximity/images/thumb/sphx_glr_plot_01_closest_pair_thumb.png
    :alt:

  :doc:`/api/gallery/geometry/proximity/plot_01_closest_pair`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Shamos and Hoey: the closest pair of points</div>
    </div>


.. thumbnail-parent-div-close

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    </div>


.. toctree::
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   /api/gallery/geometry/proximity/plot_01_closest_pair