How to find patterns (lines, circles,...) from a list of points?

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Published on 2009-06-02T13:55:12Z Indexed on 2010/05/22 22:40 UTC
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I have a list of points. Each point being an x and y coordinate (both of which are integers). Now I'm trying to find known patterns, such as lines, arcs or circles, knowing that the points are not perfectly on the pattern.

What's the best way to do it? I don't have many clues to get started.

Edit: the points are ordered. The user is drawing something and the program should detect the best patterns. For instance, if a triangle is drawn, it should detect three lines.

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