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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 〙.