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self-affinity

self-affinity noun: the condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation.

Noun

self-affinity (uncountable)

  1. The condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation.

Origin of self-affinity

From self- + affinity.

Questions about self-affinity

What does self-affinity mean?
Self-affinity means the condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation.
What part of speech is self-affinity?
Self-affinity is a noun.

Words near self-affinity in the dictionary

  1. self-advertisements
  2. self-advertises
  3. self-advertising
  4. self-advocacy
  5. self-affine
  6. self-affinity
  7. self-affirmation
  8. self-affirmations
  9. self-affliction
  10. self-afflictions
  11. self-aggrandisement

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