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Definition of Fractals
1. fractal [n] - See also: fractal
Medical Definition of Fractals
1. Patterns (real or mathematical) which look similar at different scales, for example the network of airways in the lung which shows similar branching patterns at progressively higher magnifications. Natural fractals are self-similar across a finite range of scales while mathematical fractals are the same across an infinite range. Many natural, including biological, structures are fractal (or fractal-like). Fractals are related to "chaos" (see nonlinear dynamics) in that chaotic processes can produce fractal structures in nature, and appropriate representations of chaotic processes usually reveal self-similarity over time. (12 Dec 1998)
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Literary usage of Fractals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geometric Structures in Nonlinear Physics by Robert Hermann (1991)
"fractals AND HEGEL The popularization of such topics as fractals and Chaos should
interest historians and sociologists of ..."
2. Generation of Multi-Resolution Maps by Jonas Persson (1993)
"4.3 fractals When measuring the length of a coastline and other natural formations
... This attaches to the theory of fractals [Burrough 1986, pp 122-128; ..."
3. Information Engineering: Identification of Influential Technologies, Impact by Uday Phadke, Paul Ormerod, Christopher Coggill, Kaush Kotak (1997)
"The main advantages of fractals are as follows: • device independent; • hardware
compression can be ... Figure 5.13. compares fractals vs JPEG compression. ..."
4. Heave-Ho: Phase Two by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"So the scientists come up with another input--called “fractals”. ... fractals
fractals comprise another phenomenon that arises in nonlinear systems. ..."
5. Profiting from Chaos: Using Chaos Theory for Market Timing, Stock Selection by Tonis Vaga (1994)
"fractals come in both deterministic and statistical forms. ... Random fractals
deal with probabilities and in particular the structure of the fat tails on ..."
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