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self-similarity

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English similarity English self-similarity From self- + similarity.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: soběpodobnost — property of being self-similar
  • Greek: αυτοομοιότητα (aftoomoiótita) — property of being self-similar
  • Russian: самоподо́бность (samopodóbnostʹ) — property of being self-similar
  • Russian: самоподо́бие (samopodóbije) — property of being self-similar
  • Spanish: autosimilaridad — property of being self-similar