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Shouldn’t that be “simpler by a factor of 2.8” instead of “65% simpler”? The number of triangles is reduced by a factor of 2.8 (268/96). If “simplicity” is the inverse of the number of triangles used, then a 65% increase in simplicity would translate to a reduction of the number of triangles to 1/1.65 = 61%, whereas it’s really 1/2.8 = 36% (which I guess is where the 65% was derived from as 1 – 35%).

Just nitpicking about the confusing use of percentages here.



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