self-similar
Adjective
Meaning
self-similar (comparative more self-similar, superlative most self-similar)
Having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.
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Examples
All segments of the curve are self-similar (subject to appropriate scaling factors).
Self-similarity has important consequences for the design of computer networks, as typical network traffic has self-similar properties.
Example A self-similar illustration of the sum s. Removing the largest circle results in a similar figure of 2/3 the original size.
Logarithmic spirals are self-similar in that the result of applying any similarity transformation to the spiral is congruent to the original untransformed spiral.
Under the same conditions as the previous theorem, the unique fixed point of ψ is self-similar.