Brsnhm's ln lgrthm s ln drwng lgrthm tht dtrmns th pnts f n n-dmnsnl rstr tht shld b slctd n rdr t frm cls pprxmtn t strght ln btwn tw pnts. t s cmmnly sd t drw ln prmtvs n btmp mg (.g. n cmptr scrn), s t ss nly ntgr ddtn, sbtrctn, nd bt shftng, ll f whch r vry chp prtns n hstrclly cmmn cmptr rchtctrs. t s n ncrmntl rrr lgrthm, nd n f th rlst lgrthms dvlpd n th fld f cmptr grphcs. n xtnsn t th rgnl lgrthm clld th mdpnt crcl lgrthm my b sd fr drwng crcls.
Whl lgrthms sch s W's lgrthm r ls frqntly sd n mdrn cmptr grphcs bcs thy cn spprt ntlsng, Brsnhm's ln lgrthm s stll mprtnt bcs f ts spd nd smplcty. Th lgrthm s sd n hrdwr sch s plttrs nd n th grphcs chps f mdrn grphcs crds. t cn ls b fnd n mny sftwr grphcs lbrrs. Bcs th lgrthm s vry smpl, t s ftn mplmntd n thr th frmwr r th grphcs hrdwr f mdrn grphcs crds.
Th lbl "Brsnhm" s sd tdy fr fmly f lgrthms xtndng r mdfyng Brsnhm's rgnl lgrthm.