Fractal
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A fractal is a design which contains in detail a shape which looks like the whole.
The fractal nature of some plants has convinced many people that God must have designed the natural world (see ferns).[Citation Needed] The leaves of a fern are shaped very much like the frond.
- Fractals were first named and described by Benoit Mandelbrot, a mathematician at Yale University. He calls fractals the "geometry of nature." [1]
External links
- Ask Dr. Universe - Washington State University
- Fractal fronds