fractal
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (mathematics) 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. (by extension) 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.Examples: "In essence, you are assuming that each segment of a company is a fractal of the whole[…]"broadly
adj (English)
1. (mathematics) Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.Examples: "Romanesco was my gateway cauli and I've never stopped growing it. Not a variety as much as its own thing, Romanesco is a cauliflower to the French, a calabrese to the Italians. […] Visually, it may be the most remarkable thing you can grow: it is made up of lime-green mini-spirals that coil around themselves in fractal formation."not-comparable
2. (by extension, sometimes figurative) Exhibiting a fractal-like property.Examples: "A fractal situation emerges in this way then: the consequences of Ulysses' decision to abandon Calypso are not entirely predictable."broadlyfigurativelynot-comparablesometimes
Definition source: Wiktionary