Definitions for fractals

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fractals frac·tal

Spelling: [frak-tl]

IPA: /ˈfræk tl/

Fractals is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 278 anagrams from letters in fractals (aacflrst).

Definitions for fractals

noun

1. a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of measurement between a greatest and smallest scale such that certain mathematical or physical properties of the structure, as the perimeter of a curve or the flow rate in a porous medium, behave as if the dimensions of the structure (fractal dimensions) are greater than the spatial dimensions.

Origin of fractals

French fractale, equivalent to Latin frāct(us) broken, uneven (see fractus) + -ale -al²; term introduced by French mathematician