Fractal

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  1. phase space
    (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance
    Objects in the phase space of a dynamical system can be fractals (see attractor).
  2. fractal
    a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale
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    The Mandelbrot set is a famous example of a fractalListen to this article (info/dl)

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  3. fractal geometry
    (mathematics) the geometry of fractals
    Other applications of fractals include:[20]

    Classification of histopathology slides in medicine
    Fractal landscape or Coastline complexity
    Enzyme/enzymology (Michaelis-Menten kinetics)
    Generation of new music
    Signal and image compression
    Creation of digital photographic enlargements
    Seismology
    Fractal in soil mechanics
    Computer and video game design, especially computer graphics for organic environments and as part of procedural generation
    Fractography and fracture mechanics
    Frac...
  4. butterfly effect
    the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
    Other applications of fractals include:[20]

    Classification of histopathology slides in medicine
    Fractal landscape or Coastline complexity
    Enzyme/enzymology (Michaelis-Menten kinetics)
    Generation of new music
    Signal and image compression
    Creation of digital photographic enlargements
    Seismology
    Fractal in soil mechanics
    Computer and video game design, especially computer graphics for organic environments and as part of procedural generation
    Fractography and fracture mechanics
    Frac...
  5. logarithmic
    of or relating to or using logarithms
    Examples of self-similar objects that are not fractals include the logarithmic spiral and straight lines, which do contain copies of themselves at increasingly small scales.
  6. quasi
    having some resemblance
    There are several examples of fractals, which are defined as portraying exact self-similarity, quasi self-similarity, or statistical self-similarity.
  7. video game
    a game played against a computer
    Other applications of fractals include:[20]

    Classification of histopathology slides in medicine
    Fractal landscape or Coastline complexity
    Enzyme/enzymology (Michaelis-Menten kinetics)
    Generation of new music
    Signal and image compression
    Creation of digital photographic enlargements
    Seismology
    Fractal in soil mechanics
    Computer and video game design, especially computer graphics for organic environments and as part of procedural generation
    Fractography and fracture mechanic...
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