name
Meaning 1
A surname from Polish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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mandelbrot
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noun
Meaning 2
A sort of cookie-like hard, sweet bread usually containing almonds traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews and often dipped in tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A fractal based on the boundary of the Mandelbrot set.
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noun
Meaning 4
French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Benoit Mandelbrot
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Broader terms: mathematician
History
Etymology
Spelling probably derived from German Mandelbrot. Compare Yiddish מאַנדלבראָט (mandlbrot, “almond bread”), which may have semantically influenced the English term.