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