An ITERATED FUNCTION SYSTEM (IFS) is a set of CONTRACTIONS, which are ways of scaling the plane by the same amount in every VECTOR BASIS. An ATTRACTOR is the set S (a shape) for which the union of the images of S under the application of all contractions in the given IFS is equivalent to S. A self-similar fractal is then the unique ATTRACTOR of an ITERATED FUNCTION SYSTEM (IFS).
by owochanriemannsigma February 3, 2025

frac·tal prob·lem
/ˈfraktəl ˈpräbləm/
a problem that―when you try to solve it―you just keep encountering more and more problems
/ˈfraktəl ˈpräbləm/
a problem that―when you try to solve it―you just keep encountering more and more problems
I was fixing my rusted brake line and it turned out to be a fractal problem with having to then fix leaks and still having fixing to do
by TheTallestPsychonaut October 27, 2021

by iMa RoCkStAr707 September 18, 2016

The phenomenon of younger generations realizing how far the pervasive influence of The Muppets goes. Follow Jim Henson's white rabbit and you will find not only The Muppets, but also The Fraggles, Sesame Street, Labyrinth, and The Jim Henson Company in its entirety.
by omgcg November 7, 2021

a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, fluid turbulence, and galaxy formation.
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They mathly required to determine how many datable men there are in a largely undatable population
Youtube- What are fractals?(and what are they good for)
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They mathly required to determine how many datable men there are in a largely undatable population
Youtube- What are fractals?(and what are they good for)
by Modern Women August 25, 2025
