Knowledge and testing
Triangulation
Triangulering
Extended note
Triangulation is strongest where the routes are genuinely independent and have different error sources.
Limitations
Not the same as
- many copies of the same source
- automatic truth
- majority agreement
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Source origin and shared method must be recorded so false independence is not counted as confirmation.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: R1 — Methodology of Reality Audit.
- R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
- Reality Audit — methodology overviewThe common methodological architecture.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“Document, measurement, and independent testimony triangulate the condition.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“Ten articles say the same thing, so the matter is triangulated.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Triangulation”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Triangulation (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/triangulation/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Triangulation.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/triangulation/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Triangulation.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/triangulation/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Triangulation,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/triangulation/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Triangulation. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/triangulation/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.