Man·del·brot set (män d l-br t )n. The set of complex numbers C for which the iteration zn+1 = zn2 + C produces finite zn for all n when started at z0 = 0. The boundary of the Mandelbrot set is a fractal. [After Benoit B. Mandelbrot (born 1924), Polish-born American mathematician.] |
Mandelbrot set [ˈmændəlˌbrɒt]
n
(Mathematics) Maths a set of points in the complex plane that is self-replicating according to some predetermined rule such that the boundary of the set has fractal dimensions, used in the study of fractal geometry and in producing patterns in computer graphics
[after Benoît Mandelbrot (born 1924), French mathematician, born in Poland]
| Mandelbrot set (mändl-brt) The set of complex numbers C for which the iteration zn+1 = zn2 + C produces finite zn for all n when started at z0 = 0. The boundary of the Mandelbrot set is a fractal. |
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| Noun | 1. | Mandelbrot set - a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
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Mandelbrot set
n (Math) → Mandelbrotmenge f
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