Comment on Carl Sagan be like

Vilian@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  With polar coordinates and Fourier transforms, you can draw outlines of tons of figures. But you can’t go back. Imagine that you can go with your pen around the center in only one direction, but any distance from the center.

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  • Zementid@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    … I think you can go back… but maybe I didn’t get your explanation

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• fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You could draw a representation of anything with a math function, yes.

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• Fleur_@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Short answer yes

  But it actually depends on what you mean by draw

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