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The art (or science) of designing a [[spell]] so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy.  
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The art (or science) of designing a [[spell]] so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'')
  
The basic form of the word -- ''entasis'', derived from an old Greek compound meaning "to stretch something out tight" -- is used by wizards to denote the specific part of the spell used to handle its energy outlay and management. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'')
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(See also: [[Entasis]])

Revision as of 08:52, 7 June 2006

The art (or science) of designing a spell so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy. (SYWTBAW et seq.)

(See also: Entasis)