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This system classifies fingerprint patterns in terms of deformations of a set of concentric circles, which can be characterized quantitatively.
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CLERICI, R. Fingerprints: A New Classification Scheme. Nature 224, 779–780 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224779a0
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