noun
fractal
Technical term used in computing and mathematics for a self-similar geometric figure.
マンデルブロ集合は有名な自己相似図形の一つだ。
The Mandelbrot set is one of the famous fractals.
フラクタル is the common loanword for 'fractal' in everyday and technical contexts. 自己相似図形 is a more descriptive, kanji-based term used mainly in formal or academic writing.
Compound of 自己 (self), 相似 (similarity), and 図形 (figure), literally 'self-similar figure'. A calque or translation of the English term 'fractal'.