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A **fractal** is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can __be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"__[1] a property called self-similarity. Roots of mathematical interest in fractals can be traced back to the late 19th Century; however, the term "fractal" was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin //[|fractus]// meaning "broken" or "fractured." A mathematical fractal is based on an equation that undergoes iteration, a form of feedback based on recursion.[2] A fractal often has the following features:[3]
 * It has a __fine structure at arbitrarily small scales__.
 * It is too __irregular to be easily described in traditional__ Euclidean geometric __language.__
 * It is self-similar __(at least approximately or__ stochastically__).__
 * It has a Hausdorff dimension which is greater than its topological dimension (although this requirement is not met by space-filling curves such as the Hilbert curve).[4]
 * It has a simple and recursive definition.


 * 1-**A **fractal(term to be defined)** is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape(general class word) that can __be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"__[1] a property called self-similarity.(characteristics)

A fractal often has the following features:[3]
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 * It has a __fine structure at arbitrarily small scales__.
 * It is too __irregular to be easily described in traditional__ Euclidean geometric __language.__
 * It is self-similar __(at least approximately or__ stochastically__).__
 * __It has a__ Hausdorff dimension __which is greater than its__ topological dimension __(although this requirement is not met by__ space-filling curves __such as the__ Hilbert curve__).[4]__
 * __It has a simple and__ recursive definition__.__

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