Table 2.

Symbols for observed, digitally obtained variables and related averages.

Description	Observed data	Digital data	Monte Carlo data
Leaf length (l)	l o	l d	—
Leaf width (h)	h o	h d	—
Leaf area (a)	a o	a d	a mc
Length of the jth leaf in group G k(l)	l oj k	l dj k	—
Width of the jth leaf in group G k(l)	h oj k	h dj k	—
Area of the jth leaf in group G k(l)	a oj k	a dj k	a mcj k
Average length of the leaves in group G k(l)	${\stackrel{-}{l}}_o^k$	${\stackrel{-}{l}}_d^k$	—
Average width of the leaves in group G k(l)	${\stackrel{-}{h}}_o^k$	${\stackrel{-}{h}}_d^k$	—
Average area of the leaves in group G k(l)	${\stackrel{-}{a}}_o^k$	${\stackrel{-}{a}}_d^k$	${\stackrel{-}{a}}_{mc}^k$