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Barnsley fern

Barnsley fern noun: a fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations.

Noun

Barnsley fern (plural Barnsley ferns)

  1. A fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations.

Forms of Barnsley fern

pluralBarnsley ferns

Origin of Barnsley fern

Named after the British mathematician Michael Barnsley, who first described it in his book Fractals Everywhere.

Questions about Barnsley fern

What does Barnsley fern mean?
Barnsley fern means a fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations.
What part of speech is Barnsley fern?
Barnsley fern is a noun.
What is the plural of Barnsley fern?
The plural of Barnsley fern is Barnsley ferns.

Words near Barnsley fern in the dictionary

  1. barnsful
  2. Barnshaw
  3. barnshoot
  4. barnshoots
  5. Barnsley
  6. Barnsley fern
  7. Barnsley ferns
  8. Barnsleyite
  9. Barnsleyites
  10. Barnsleys
  11. Barnstable

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