■ noun Mathematics a particular set of complex numbers which has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted.
Origin
1980s: named after the Polish-born mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot .
■ noun Mathematics a particular set of complex numbers which has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted.
Origin
1980s: named after the Polish-born mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004