Meaning Of The Word Fractal

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fractal
In geometry, a fractal is a shape made up of parts that are the same shape as itself and are of smaller and smaller sizes.

fractal in American English
an extremely irregular line or surface formed of an infinite number of similarly irregular sections: fractals have fractional dimension between one and two, or between two and three, dimensions
noun: a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of measurement between a greatest and smallest scale such that certain mathematical or physical properties of the structure, as the perimeter of a curve or the flow

fractal in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or involving such a process
noun: a figure or surface generated by successive subdivisions of a simpler polygon or polyhedron, according to some iterative process

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