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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Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
It’s possible to draw everything with a math function?
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Zementid@feddit.nl 1 year ago
… I think you can go back… but maybe I didn’t get your explanation
Fleur_@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Short answer yes
But it actually depends on what you mean by draw
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 year ago
You could draw a representation of anything with a math function, yes.