"Julia set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Julia sets [plural]
Etymology: Devised by the French mathematician Gaston Julia. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Julia set (plural Julia sets)
  1. (mathematics) In complex dynamics, a set consisting of values generated by a mathematical function such that an arbitrarily small perturbation can cause drastic changes in the sequence of iterated function values. Wikipedia link: Julia set Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: Fatou set

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