"dragon curve" meaning in English

See dragon curve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dragon curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragon curve (plural dragon curves)
  1. Any of a family of self-similar fractal curves that can be approximated by recursive methods. Derived forms: twindragon

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