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fractals

fractals is the plural of fractal.

Meaning of fractal

Noun

fractal (plural fractals)

  1. A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity.
  2. (broadly) An object, system, or idea that exhibits a fractal-like property, such as the property of self-similarity at numerous but not infinitely many scales.
    • In essence, you are assuming that each segment of a company is a fractal of the whole[…]1999, John J. McGonagle, Carolyn M. Vella, The Internet Age of Competitive Intelligence, →ISBN

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What is fractals the plural of?
Fractals is the plural of fractal.

Words near fractals in the dictionary

  1. fractalizing
  2. fractalkine
  3. fractalkines
  4. fractally
  5. fractalness
  6. fractals
  7. fractalysis
  8. fractance
  9. fractances
  10. fracted
  11. fracti

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