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fractal dimension

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dimension in which it is the most suitable to make measurements on a fractal set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The perimeter of Britain measured in the first dimension yields infinity, and measured in the second dimension yields zero, so it has to be measured in a fractal dimension of approximately 1.25.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 分形維數 /分形维数 (fēnxíng wéishù) — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Czech: fraktální dimenze — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Finnish: fraktaalidimensio — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Greek: μορφοκλασματική διάσταση (morfoklasmatikí diástasi) — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Hungarian: fraktáldimenzió — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Japanese: フラクタル次元 (furakutaru jigen) — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Korean: 프랙털 차원 (peuraekteol chawon) — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Russian: фракта́льная разме́рность (fraktálʹnaja razmérnostʹ) — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set
  • Spanish: dimensión fractal — a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set