Mandelbrot set
/ (ˈmændəlˌbrɒt) /
noun
maths
a set of points in the complex plane that is self-replicating according to some predetermined rule such that the boundary of the set has fractal dimensions, used in the study of fractal geometry and in producing patterns in computer graphics
Word Origin for Mandelbrot set
C20: after Benoît
Mandelbrot (1924–2010), French mathematician, born in Poland
Scientific definitions for mandelbrot set
Mandelbrot set
[ män′dəl-brŏt′ ]
The set of complex numbers C for which the iteration zn+1 = zn2 + C produces finite zn for all n when started at z0 = 0. The boundary of the Mandelbrot set is a fractal.