Fractal
WordNet
noun
(1) (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
WiktionaryText
English
Noun
- A geometric figure that repeats itself under several levels of magnification, a shape that appears irregular at all scales of length, e.g. a fern.
- A geometric figure, built up from a simple shape, by generating the same or similar changes on successively smaller scales; it shows self-similarity on all scales