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Meaning
noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
originFrom French fractal, from Latin fractus (“broken”), perfect passive participle of frangō (“break, fragment”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0