New American Oxford Dictionary
fractal
frac tal |ˈfraktəl ˈfræktəl |Mathematics ▶noun a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes ) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, fluid turbulence, and galaxy formation. ▶adjective relating to or of the nature of a fractal or fractals: fractal geometry. ORIGIN 1970s: from French, from Latin fract- ‘broken, ’ from the verb frangere.
Oxford Dictionary
fractal
fractal |ˈfrakt (ə )l |Mathematics ▶noun a curve or geometrical figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. They are useful in modelling structures (such as snowflakes ) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth and galaxy formation. ▶adjective relating to or of the nature of a fractal or fractals: fractal geometry. ORIGIN 1970s: from French, from Latin fract- ‘broken ’, from the verb frangere.
Spanish Dictionary
fractal
fractal adjetivo /nombre común Que está relacionado con un modelo matemático que describe y estudia objetos y fenómenos frecuentes en la naturaleza que no se pueden explicar por las teorías clásicas y que se obtienen mediante simulaciones del proceso que los crea .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fractal
frac tal /frǽkt (ə )l /名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙フラクタル 〘同じ形を繰り返し縮小した, コンピュータグラフィックスなどの図形 〙.