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自己相似図形 (じこそうじずけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ己こ相そう似じ図ず形けい

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Meanings

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fractal

Technical term used in computing and mathematics for a self-similar geometric figure.

マンデルブロ集しゅう合ごうは有ゆう名めいな自じ己こ相

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The Mandelbrot set is one of the famous fractals.

Kanji

自oneself
己self
相inter-, mutual, together
似becoming, resemble, counterfeit
図map, drawing, plan
形shape, form, style

Related words

フラクタル
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.

Built from

自じ己こ+相そう似じ+図ず形

Etymology

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'.

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