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Meanings of fractals in English

Russian
геометрический фрактал
Portuguese
fractal
Spanish
geometría fractal
Catalan
fractal
Wikidata

Mathematical set of non-integral dimension.

геометрический фрактал
Usage of fractals in English
1
Large estates are like fractals, or a space created by facing mirrors.
The Guardian
2
As Javier watched, they replicated, etching the surface in new fractals.
iD
3
He said fractals have enabled his team to predict natural phenomena with unprecedented accuracy.
Wired
4
Under the possible fractals there was a sloping metal console.
Conrad’s Fate
5
If we had no computers but an abacus, what would we know about fractals?
Wired
6
In Bianconi's samples, larger fractals correlated with higher superconductivity temperatures.
Wired
7
And it turns out that branching structures, whether circulatory systems or not, are fractals.
Wired
8
Professor in Pure Mathematics at Massey University discussing fractals and the geometry of nature.
Radio NZ
9
The mathematical beauty of fractals is that infinite complexity is formed with relatively simple equations.
Wired
10
Our offspring are born with an understanding of fractals.
Futures 1
11
Thus Mandelbrot's fractals allow us to account for a few Black Swans, but not all.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
12
Actually, I was thinking of fractals, Malcolm said.
Jurassic Park
13
This is a characteristic of paths or graphs called "fractals".
The Irish Times
14
I've loved fractals since I was a kid.
Wired
15
So fractals are probably related to reality.
Jurassic Park
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Plasma fractals iterate everywhere I look, endlessly replenished by upwells from way down in the convection zone.
Reach for Infinity