"self-affinity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: self- + affinity Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|affinity}} self- + affinity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-affinity (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics) The condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation. Wikipedia link: self-affinity Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: self-affine
    Sense id: en-self-affinity-en-noun-APRXh6BP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Topics: mathematics, sciences

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