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fractal dimension

fractal dimension noun: a dimension in which it is the most suitable to make measurements on a fractal set.

Noun

fractal dimension (plural fractal dimensions)

  1. A dimension in which it is the most suitable to make measurements on a fractal set.
    • Conventional statistical analyses presuppose that intrinsic variability is white noise. White noise yields a jagged and irregular line with a fractal dimension of 1.5, because successive observations are statistically independent of each other. Its fractal dimension indicates the extent to which...2005, John G. Holden, Gauging the Fractal Dimension of Response Times from Cognitive Tasks
    • The perimeter of Britain measured in the first dimension yields infinity, and measured in the second dimension yields zero, so it has to be measured in a fractal dimension of approximately 1.25.

Forms of fractal dimension

pluralfractal dimensions

Questions about fractal dimension

What does fractal dimension mean?
Fractal dimension means a dimension in which it is the most suitable to make measurements on a fractal set.
What part of speech is fractal dimension?
Fractal dimension is a noun.
What is the plural of fractal dimension?
The plural of fractal dimension is fractal dimensions.

Words near fractal dimension in the dictionary

  1. fractable
  2. fractables
  3. fractal
  4. fractal antenna
  5. fractal antennas
  6. fractal dimension
  7. fractal dimensions
  8. fractal geometries
  9. fractal geometry
  10. fractal response time
  11. fractal response times

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