THE
LAPLACIAN
The
Laplacian is a group of mathematical
terms which in one form
expresses the
tendency in nature for departures from
uniformity to
be minimal.
Out
of the Laplacian the mandrill comes.
Out
of the properties of the solid world
(this
tendency a thread in every law—
that
departures from the mean be minimal)
appears
the ape, red muzzle and fangs.
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