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... simple elements may combine into a complex pattern . I am now ready to define simplicity by the number of structural features that make up a pattern . In an absolute sense , a thing is simple when it con- sists of a small number of ...
... simple elements may combine into a complex pattern . I am now ready to define simplicity by the number of structural features that make up a pattern . In an absolute sense , a thing is simple when it con- sists of a small number of ...
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... simple ( but still quite simple ) square , which fits the stimulus better . In Figure 27 the rectangular relations between the units of the stimulus are less compelling , and circular form is more closely approximated by the locations ...
... simple ( but still quite simple ) square , which fits the stimulus better . In Figure 27 the rectangular relations between the units of the stimulus are less compelling , and circular form is more closely approximated by the locations ...
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... simple structure is set free by a remoteness from the multiplicity of nature . The reasons for this remoteness vary greatly , and so correspondingly do the resulting patterns . Children and Primitives Why do children produce simple ...
... simple structure is set free by a remoteness from the multiplicity of nature . The reasons for this remoteness vary greatly , and so correspondingly do the resulting patterns . Children and Primitives Why do children produce simple ...
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