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Is the illusory triangle physical or imaginary?

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MOST pictures of visual interest contain a large amount of detailed information. Studies have shown that a great deal of these data can be filtered out without destroying a subject's or a machine's ability to recognise even quite complex objects1–4. The resulting benefits are economy of memory store and considerable flexibility in the shape and detail of objects classified as the same.

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GINSBURG, A. Is the illusory triangle physical or imaginary?. Nature 257, 219–220 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/257219a0

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