fractal
['fræk.təl] noun countable specialized
■a complicated irregular line or pattern in mathematics built from simple repeated shapes that are reduced in size every time they are repeated 碎形（数学里，利用简单的形状，将其不断重复，每次重复都把形状缩小，如此构成的复杂的不规则线条或图案）•Fractals are used in the study of things like forked lightning and to produce some types of computer graphics.碎形用于研究如叉状闪电的东西，或制作某些电脑图像。 •The way that the trunk of a tree divides into smaller and smaller branches and twigs is an approximate fractal pattern.树干逐渐分成小树枝、嫩枝的方式和一个碎形图案相似。 |