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[[Image:Fractal.jpg|The delicate tracery of a computer-generated fractal|right|thumb|250px]]

[[Image:Fractal.jpg|The delicate tracery of a computer-generated fractal|right|thumb|250px]]

A '''fractal''' is a [[design]] which contains in detail a shape which looks like the whole. This can be repeated ''ad infinitum'', meaning that fractals do not cease in their [[similarity]].

A '''fractal''' is a [[design]] which contains in detail a shape which looks like the whole. No matter how far one zooms in on a fractal, it looks roughly the same as the original fractal. This property is called self-similarity. A mathematical fractal is produced with equations that undergo iteration or are recursive in form.

 

The two leading computer programs for creating fractals are UltraFractal and Apophysis.

[[Image:SsFb.gif|A computer generated image of a [[fern]] frond, an example of fractals in nature.|left|thumb]]

[[Image:SsFb.gif|A computer generated image of a [[fern]] frond, an example of fractals in nature.|left|thumb]]