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elegant
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adj. [common; from mathematical usage] Combining simplicity, power, and a
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certain ineffable grace of design. Higher praise than clever , winning , or
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even cuspy. The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine de
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Saint-Exupry, probably best known for his classic children's book The Little
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Prince , was also an aircraft designer. He gave us perhaps the best
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definition of engineering elegance when he said A designer knows he has
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achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is
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nothing left to take away.
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