fractal
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fractal /ˈfrakt(ə)l/ Mathematics
▶noun a curve or geometrical figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. ▶adjective relating to or of the nature of a fractal or fractals.
– origin 1970s: from Fr., from L. fract-, frangere ‘break’.
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