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self-similar

self-similar adjective: having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Adjective

self-similar (comparative more self-similar, superlative most self-similar)

  1. Having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Forms of self-similar

comparativemore self-similar
superlativemost self-similar

Origin of self-similar

From self- + similar.

Questions about self-similar

What does self-similar mean?
Self-similar means having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.
What part of speech is self-similar?
Self-similar is an adjective.

Words near self-similar in the dictionary

  1. self-servingness
  2. self-set
  3. self-sexing
  4. self-signed
  5. self-signing
  6. self-similar
  7. self-similarities
  8. self-similarity
  9. self-slain
  10. self-slaughter
  11. self-slaughtered

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