Basic concepts

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A bounding box-processing operator checks whether two objects meet a specified spatio-temporal relationship. The left and right operands define the two objects being compared.

Operator marks

Three operator marks are supported:

Operator markQuestion answeredSpatial relationship
&& or &Do the bounding boxes overlap?INTERSECT
@>Does the left bounding box contain the right?INCLUDE
<@Is the left bounding box contained by the right?INCLUDED
The dimensions compared depend on whether dimension marks are present. See Dimension marks.

Dimension marks

Two dimension marks are supported:

Dimension markDimension
/z
#t

The position of a dimension mark relative to the operator mark determines which dimensions are compared:

Mark positionDimensions comparedExample
Between the operator marksx, y, and the marked dimension&/& compares x, y, and z
On both sides of the operator markThe marked dimension only (not x or y)/&&/ compares z only
Absentx and y only (two-dimensional)&& compares x and y

When an operator contains both dimension marks, the z mark (/) precedes the t mark (#).