Tom Stoppard's eloquent play 'Arcadia' operates much like the iterated algorithm graphs of which it speaks. Individual dots randomly appear, until gradually a shape (e.g., meaning) is revealed.

ARCADIA — With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Arcadia’s baseball team looked like it was going to squander a big opportunity when Damian Cataño’s ground ball appeared ...