/ ˈfræktl; NAmE / noun
( mathematics , physics ) a curve or pattern that includes a smaller curve or pattern which has exactly the same shape
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from French , from Latin fract- broken, from the verb frangere .
/ ˈfræktl; NAmE / noun
( mathematics , physics ) a curve or pattern that includes a smaller curve or pattern which has exactly the same shape
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from French , from Latin fract- broken, from the verb frangere .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005