Normally, these holes are arranged in a hexagonal pattern, but the algorithm generated a bizarre flower-like pattern of holes that no human would have thought of trying.

通常情况下，这些小孔是以一种六角形的图案排列的，但是该新型运算法则却生成了一种奇异的小孔花形图案，这是人类无法想到去尝试的。

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Joseph Marie Jacquard created a device which could be affixed to looms, which used a pattern of holes, much like early computer punched CARDS, to direct the textile design.

Joseph Marie Jacquard创造了一种可以附加在织布机上的设备，它使用一个打孔模式(很像早期计算机的穿孔卡片)编织图案。

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Punch card: card punched with a pattern of holes encoding data for storage and reading.

穿孔卡：依照固定模式打孔，作为代码，贮存和阅读资料的卡。

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In the filaments, the same cross-sectional pattern of holes is preserved, but on a microscopic scale.

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In the same way, the pattern of holes in a crystal fibre can create the equivalent for light of a graphite core and a diamond cladding.

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Normally, these holes are arranged in a hexagonal pattern, but the algorithm generated a bizarre flower-like pattern of holes that no human would have thought of trying.

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