Look up: fractal

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   FRACTAL
   FRACTAL is an abbreviation for FRACTional dimensionAL
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   Fractal
   An object with a fractal dimension. Fractals are self-similar and may be deterministic or stochastic. See also Cantor Set, Diffusion Limited Aggregation, IFS, Julia Set, L-Systems, MRCM, Mandelbrot Set, and Strange Attractor.
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   fractal
   [n] - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
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   Fractal
   Fractional Dimension. A mathematical concept that is based upon the principle that there are an infinite number of dimensions.
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   fractal
   (mathematics, graphics) A fractal is a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a smaller copy of the whole. Fractals are generally self-similar (bits look like the whole) and independent of scale (they look similar, no matter how close you zoom in). Many mathematical structures ...
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   fractal
   A figure with repeating patterns containing shapes that are like the whole but of different sizes throughout
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   fractal
   a geometrical shape whose structure is such that magnification by a given factor reproduces the original object Category: General
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   Fractal
   Definition (keystage 3) A type of shape which has the same structure when magnified by a certain amount as it did to start with. The structure goes on forever,and we need special terms to describe it.<br /> Fractals are often generated by chaotic processes.
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   Fractal
   An object in which the parts are in some way related to the whole. That is, the individual components are 'self-similar.' An example is the branching network in a tree. While each branch, and each successive smaller branching is different, they are qualitatively similar to the structure of the whole tree.
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    fractal
    noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
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    Fractal
    A `fractal` is generally `a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,` a property called self-similarity. The term was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin `fractus` meaning `broken` or `fractured`. A fractal often has the following features: * It has a fine structure at arbitrarily small scales. * It is too irreg...
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    fractal
    in mathematics, any of a class of complex geometric shapes that commonly have `fractional dimension,` a concept first introduced by the mathematician ... [4 related articles]
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    Fractal
    A mathematically generated pattern that is reproducible at any magnification or reduction
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    fractal
    A geometric shape that can be subdivided at any scale into parts that are, at least approximately, reduced-size copies of the whole. The name “fractal,” from the Latin fractus meaning a broken surface, was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975. The key property of fractals is self-similarity, which me...
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