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Fractals and Fractional Dimension… huh?

Remember your high school geometry? (Don’t worry, there won’t be quiz.) Remember dimensions? A 1D figure is a line, 2D is a plane, and 3D is space. Well it turns out that there are more than just those 3 dimensions…. that’s what what we call a fractal!

What are fractals? Fractals are figures with fractional dimension that often exhibit self-similar properties. In this article, we’ll briefly cover how fractional dimension actually works.

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September 3rd, 2010 at 12:01 am

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