Fractal vs Chaos - What's the difference?
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(mathematics) A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension; a geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales.
(figurative) An object, system, or idea that exhibits a fractal-like property.
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(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal.
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(figurative) Exhibiting a fractal-like property.
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(obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss.
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony
Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
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(obsolete, rare) A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.
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(mathematics) Behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
(fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
As nouns the difference between fractal and chaos
is that fractal is (mathematics) a mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant hausdorff dimension; a geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales while chaos is .As an adjective fractal
is (mathematics) having the form of a fractal.fractal
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Noun
(en noun)- In essence, you are assuming that each segment of a company is a fractal of the whole
Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fractal dimension * multifractalAdjective
, a vegetable related to broccoli and cauliflower made up of mini-spirals in fractal formation (-)- A fractal situation emerges in this way then: the consequences of Ulysses' decision to abandon Calypso are not entirely predictable.
Derived terms
* fractal antenna * fractal dimension * fractal response timeAnagrams
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Noun
(en-noun)- What is the centre of the earth? is it pure element only, as Aristotle decrees, inhabited (as Paracelsus thinks) with creatures whose chaos is the earth: or with fairies, as the woods and waters (according to him) are with nymphs, or as the air with spirits?