An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A geometrical or physical structure that repeats itself or nearly repeats itself on many different scales of magnification.

From Fr. fractale, term coined by Benoit Mandelbrot (1975), from frac(tus) "broken, uneven", → fraction, + -ale→ -al.

Barxâl, from barx, → fraction, + -âl→ -al.

The postulate that the concentrations of matter in the Universe follow a → fractal structure over a wide range of scales.

→ fractal; → cosmology.

A → hierarchial structure that can be likened to fractals.

→ fractal; → structure