FRACTAL


Meaning of FRACTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrak-t ə l ]

noun

Etymology: French fractale, from Latin fract us broken, uneven (past participle of frangere to break) + French -ale -al (n. suffix)

Date: 1975

: any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size

• fractal adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.