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In the study of topics such as morphogenesis, numerical specification of form is particularly important. The authors outline a method, using Walsh functions, which can be used to define a two-dimensional form.
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MELTZER, B., SEARLE, N. & BROWN, R. Numerical Specification of Biological Form. Nature 216, 32–36 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216032a0
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