"fractal" meaning in English

See fractal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹæk.təl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-fractal.ogg [US], en-au-fractal.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æktəl Etymology: From French fractal, from Latin fractus (“broken”), perfect passive participle of frangō (“break, fragment”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fractal}} French fractal, {{uder|en|la|fractus||broken}} Latin fractus (“broken”), {{m|la|frangō||break, fragment}} frangō (“break, fragment”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fractal (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Having the form of a fractal. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (having the form of a fractal): fractal (Catalan), 分形的 (fēnxíngdē) (Chinese Mandarin), fraktální (Czech), fraktaalinen (Finnish), fractal (French), fraktal (German), μορφοκλασματικός (morfoklasmatikós) [masculine] (Greek), frattale (Italian), fraktal (Norwegian), fraktalny [masculine] (Polish), fractal (Romanian), фрактальный (fraktalʹnyj) (Russian), fractal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fractal-en-adj-XfZyLda6 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'having the form of a fractal': 99 1
  2. (figurative) Exhibiting a fractal-like property. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fractal-en-adj-bKkI9j3M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fractal dimension, fractal antenna, fractal response time Related terms: Mandelbrot set, Julia set

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹæk.təl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-fractal.ogg [US], en-au-fractal.ogg [Australia] Forms: fractals [plural]
Rhymes: -æktəl Etymology: From French fractal, from Latin fractus (“broken”), perfect passive participle of frangō (“break, fragment”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fractal}} French fractal, {{uder|en|la|fractus||broken}} Latin fractus (“broken”), {{m|la|frangō||break, fragment}} frangō (“break, fragment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fractal (plural fractals)
  1. (mathematics) A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension; a geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (figure irregular at all scales): fractal [masculine] (Catalan), fraktál [masculine] (Czech), fraktalo (Esperanto), fraktaali (Finnish), Fraktal [neuter] (German), μορφόκλασμα (morfóklasma) [neuter] (Greek), fraktál (Hungarian), frattale [masculine] (Italian), фракта́л (fraktál) [masculine] (Macedonian), fraktal [masculine] (Norwegian), fractal [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), fractal [masculine] (Spanish), fraktal [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (self-similar geometric figure): ֆրակտալ (fraktal) (Armenian), fractal [masculine] (Catalan), 分形 (fēnxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 碎形 (suìxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 殘形 (Chinese Mandarin), 残形 (cánxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), fraktál [masculine] (Czech), fraktaali (Finnish), fractal [masculine] (French), fractale [masculine] (French), Fraktal [neuter] (German), μορφόκλασμα (morfóklasma) [neuter] (Greek), fraktál (Hungarian), frattale [masculine] (Italian), フラクタル (furakutaru) (Japanese), 프랙탈 (peuraektal) (Korean), фракта́л (fraktál) [masculine] (Macedonian), fraktal [masculine] (Norwegian), fraktal [masculine] (Polish), fractal [masculine] (Portuguese), фрактал (fraktal) [masculine] (Russian), fractal [masculine] (Spanish), fraktal [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fractal-en-noun-CfzFLmY3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Fractals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 24 65 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 14 77 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 13 75 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 23 56 7 Disambiguation of Fractals: 4 26 61 9 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'figure irregular at all scales': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'self-similar geometric figure': 94 6
  2. (figurative) An object, system, or idea that exhibits a fractal-like property. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-fractal-en-noun-rZLSP5hP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fractal Hypernyms: figure, shape Hyponyms: Mandelbrot set, Julia set, Koch snowflake, Sierpinski triangle, Menger sponge Derived forms: curlicue fractal, fractalesque, ice fractal, multifractal, fractal dimension

Inflected forms

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      "word": "fraktal"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having the form of a fractal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fraktalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having the form of a fractal",
      "word": "fractal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fraktalʹnyj",
      "sense": "having the form of a fractal",
      "word": "фрактальный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the form of a fractal",
      "word": "fractal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fractal"
}

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