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self-similarity

self-similarity noun: the property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Noun

self-similarity (countable and uncountable, plural self-similarities)

  1. The property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Forms of self-similarity

pluralself-similarities

Origin of self-similarity

From self- + similarity.

Questions about self-similarity

What does self-similarity mean?
Self-similarity means the property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.
What part of speech is self-similarity?
Self-similarity is a noun.
What is the plural of self-similarity?
The plural of self-similarity is self-similarities.

Words near self-similarity in the dictionary

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

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