In 1975 he invented the word fractal to describe his discoveries. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
“Trees and ferns often grow in fractal forms,” this website tells us. From Wordnik.com. [Gardens-in-a-Petri] Reference
fractal gemoetry, specifically the word fractal was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
As such, I was not aware of the startling developments in fractal-firework technology. From Wordnik.com. [July « 2008 « Morgan Dempsey] Reference
A fractal is a geometric shape with a pattern that repeats itself at different scales of magnitude. From Wordnik.com. [The Fractal Murders: The Story Behind the Story] Reference
Storm goes to Egypt to help out on old friend, taking Jubilee, and getting involved in fractal magic. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
Each of these levels, each of these self-unified fragments, is in fractal terms called an "iteration.". From Wordnik.com. [Unlocking Language: Self-Similarity in Blake's _Jerusalem_.] Reference
A fractal is caused by an iterative algorithm mapping itself on a complex plane with a ratio of slightly more than one. From Wordnik.com. [_Queen Mab_ as Topological Repertoire] Reference
Strictly speaking, a fractal is a geometric object. From Wordnik.com. [The Nature of Technology] Reference
A fractal is a purely mathematical construct and a physical impossibility. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #18 « Climate Audit] Reference
A fractal is a geometry that reflects self-similarity at all levels of scale. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
A fractal is a pattern that iterates or repeats itself at all levels of scale. From Wordnik.com. [Fractal Oedipal] Reference
My understanding is that a fractal is a picture that describes a mathematical equation. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
A fractal is a geometric entity whose basic patterns are repeated at ever decreasing sizes. From Wordnik.com. [physicsworld.com: all content] Reference
DNA may be packed inside cell nuclei as a compact, unknotted structure called a fractal globule. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference
I just wonder if the fractal is the best possible analogy for the new forms of learning, especially Mandelbrot. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for Teemu Arina] Reference
So at each scale, at each level, we see increasing detail so that they're like a fractal, which is at every detail. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2004] Reference
The Mandelbrot set is a very famous example of a fractal, which is an object which is self-similar under magnification. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Professah Lectures] Reference
Thus one should, IMHO, wonder if ATM intronic mutation could be identified as a fractal defect of a regulatory mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [Another unintelligent move - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Those just look like regular kaleidoscopic images to me, not particularly 'fractal'. From Wordnik.com. [Fractal art, part 1.] Reference
Most problems are kind of fractal-shaped, and the one you pointed out is not the main bug-body but a leg or something. From Wordnik.com. [The Social Stigma of Getting Free Lunch « Whatever] Reference
Long before chaos theory gave us the word "fractal," there was clear precedent for Blake's use of such a sliding scale. From Wordnik.com. [Unlocking Language: Self-Similarity in Blake's _Jerusalem_.] Reference
Chaos theory has given us a word for this sort of structure, "fractal," the characteristic trait of which is "self-similarity.". From Wordnik.com. [Unlocking Language: Self-Similarity in Blake's _Jerusalem_.] Reference
The harmonics are combined to form a "fractal" arrangement. From Wordnik.com. [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference
The first kind I can call "Gaussian-Poisson", the second "fractal" or Mandelbrotian. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Wave 5 is actually an "Extended" Wave which contained its own 'fractal' 5-Wave pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Afraid to Trade.com Blog] Reference
A fractal is the signature left behind from complexity in employment: our employment patterns follow the same structures. From Wordnik.com. [change therapy] Reference
“A robotic fractal-based brain,” replied Stonewall. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
From the Brain of Matty fractal horoscopes (02.10.04 6: 44 pm). From Wordnik.com. [phluid61 Diary Entry] Reference
The fractal arms were feathered by long teeth, twisting at him. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
The light is diffused, fractal through the hair floating around my face. From Wordnik.com. [Infinity Pool] Reference
O'BRIEN: If you don't mind me saying, like a fractal doesn't really help. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2004] Reference
"Until fractal geometry became organized, my life followed a fractal orbit.". From Wordnik.com. [LATE NIGHT WITH MANDELBROT] Reference
It was then when I truly appreciated the fractal component of the friending process. From Wordnik.com. [Kimberly Brooks: Facebook And The Death of Mystery] Reference
"There was no dirt whatsoever," he wrote, "no muss, no furred fractal edge to things.". From Wordnik.com. [Zero History by William Gibson] Reference
Ask him to define "verisimilitude" or "fractal" and he'd need a skull-truss in no time. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : Mothra, the Penguin, and the Succubus.] Reference
Hey does anyone know an actual C-style algorithm for generating fractal cloud patterns?. From Wordnik.com. [phluid61 Diary Entry] Reference
It is a fractal area, with a coastline is indented with rias, or drowned river valleys. From Wordnik.com. [Iberian Coastal large marine ecosystem] Reference
The most recent News reports showed it as a fractal surface with dimension close to three. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
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