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Mandelbrot set

Mandelbrot set noun: the set of complex numbers c for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zₙ₊₁ = zₙ² + c remains bounded. The boundary of this set is a fractal.

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Noun

Mandelbrot set (plural Mandelbrot sets)

  1. the set of complex numbers c for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zₙ₊₁ = zₙ² + c remains bounded. The boundary of this set is a fractal.

Forms of Mandelbrot set

pluralMandelbrot sets

Questions about Mandelbrot set

What does Mandelbrot set mean?
Mandelbrot set means the set of complex numbers c for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zₙ₊₁ = zₙ² + c remains bounded. The boundary of this set is a fractal.
What part of speech is Mandelbrot set?
Mandelbrot set is a noun.
What is the plural of Mandelbrot set?
The plural of Mandelbrot set is Mandelbrot sets.

Words near Mandelbrot set in the dictionary

  1. mandelates
  2. Mandelbox
  3. Mandelboxes
  4. mandelbread
  5. mandelbrot
  6. Mandelbrot set
  7. Mandelbrot sets
  8. Mandelbrotian
  9. Mandelbrots
  10. mandelbug
  11. mandelbugs

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