"Barnsley fern" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Barnsley ferns [plural]
Etymology: Named after the British mathematician Michael Barnsley, who first described it in his book Fractals Everywhere. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Barnsley fern (plural Barnsley ferns)
  1. (computer graphics) A fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations. Wikipedia link: Barnsley fern Categories (topical): Computer graphics

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