fractal
noun/ˈfræktl/
/ˈfræktl/
(mathematics, physics)- a curve or pattern that includes a smaller curve or pattern that has exactly the same shapeWord Origin1970s: from French, from Latin fract- ‘broken’, from the verb frangere.
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