For =0, 1, 10, 100, the MAXENT basis function plots for node 8 are presented in Figure 12. The value =0 corresponds to a uniform prior. It’s observed that as is increased the nodal basis function support shrinks, and when =100 (theoretically when →∞) the basis function support is proximal to the triangular (Delaunay) basis function (Figure 12(d)). In Figure 13, comparisons between the MLS basis function and the MAXENT basis function using the compactly supported cubic spline prior are presented. The interior MLS basis function is non-zero on bdry C (Figure 13(c)), whereas the interior MAXENT basis function vanishes on the boundary of the square (Figure 13(d)).