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... elements in the first is smaller than in the second . " Such a hypothesis must permit the scientist to cover all ... elements a pattern contains . It is true that the number of elements has an influence on the simplicity of the whole ...
... elements in the first is smaller than in the second . " Such a hypothesis must permit the scientist to cover all ... elements a pattern contains . It is true that the number of elements has an influence on the simplicity of the whole ...
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... elements . They are structural properties that , as far as shape is concerned , can be described in terms of distance and angle . If I increase the number of the radii drawn in a circle from ten to twenty , the number of elements has ...
... elements . They are structural properties that , as far as shape is concerned , can be described in terms of distance and angle . If I increase the number of the radii drawn in a circle from ten to twenty , the number of elements has ...
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... elements to one internally structured unit has parallels in other activities of the mind . In language , for example , it marks the psychological difference between the English method of declension , which adds prepositions to ...
... elements to one internally structured unit has parallels in other activities of the mind . In language , for example , it marks the psychological difference between the English method of declension , which adds prepositions to ...
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