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n. - A distorted projection or perspective; The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes.

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  • This process is called anamorphosis, which is simply a mathematical word meaning controlled transformation of shape.
  • Moreover, he confined this evolution in the strictest possible way to each group; he did not believe that what was called anamorphosis -- the transition of a lower type...
  • Moreover, he confined this evolution in the strictest possible way to each group; he did not believe that what was called anamorphosis ” the transition of a lower type...
  • This is a little trick called anamorphosis.
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