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WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Minimal Enclosing Sphere

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12
number of points
10
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The minimal enclosing sphere is like the minimal enclosing circle, but in three dimensions. A formal description: given a set
A
of
n
points in space, find the sphere
S
of smallest radius with the property that all points in
A
are contained in the interior or boundary of
S
.