<s>
In	O
numerical	B-General_Concept
mathematics	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
constant	B-Algorithm
strain	I-Algorithm
triangle	I-Algorithm
element	I-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
CST	B-Algorithm
element	I-Algorithm
or	O
T3	B-Algorithm
element	I-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
element	O
used	O
in	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
approximate	O
solution	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
domain	O
to	O
the	O
exact	O
solution	O
of	O
a	O
given	O
differential	O
equation	O
.	O
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