fractalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfræk.təl/us/ˈfræk.təl/specializeda complicated pattern in mathematics built from simple repeated shapes that are reduced in size every time they are repeated:
The way that the trunk of a tree divides into smaller and smaller branches and twigs is an approximate fractal pattern.
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Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- -dimensional
- arch
- circular
- cuboid
- cylinder
- cylindrical
- dome
- hexagon
- incongruent
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- lozenge
- octagon
- ovoid
- parallelogram
- polygon
- quadrilateral
- rhombus
- spherical
- triangle
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