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In image processing, it is often necessary to find edges of shapes. Images are, by nature, complex maps of pixels, and thus can be very difficult for a computer to interpret and reduce into simple information. The Laplace operator is a tool used to solve some of these problems.
 
In image processing, it is often necessary to find edges of shapes. Images are, by nature, complex maps of pixels, and thus can be very difficult for a computer to interpret and reduce into simple information. The Laplace operator is a tool used to solve some of these problems.
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Applications: Image Processing

In image processing, it is often necessary to find edges of shapes. Images are, by nature, complex maps of pixels, and thus can be very difficult for a computer to interpret and reduce into simple information. The Laplace operator is a tool used to solve some of these problems.

Consider, for example, a self-driving car. This vehicle must be able to interpret where

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