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FRACTAL FLAKE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fractal
1, record 1, English, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a geometrical shape whose structure is such, that magnification of the detail by a given factor reproduces the original object. 2, record 1, English, - fractal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
fractal algorithm, fractal art, fractal attractor, fractal boundary, fractal cove, fractal city, fractal concept, fractal curve, fractal definition, fractal dimension, fractal domain, fractal fern, fractal geometry, fractal goose, fractal graphics, fractal growth, fractal heaven, fractal hell, fractal hexagon, fractal image, fractal Julia set, fractal Koch flake, fractal landscape, fractal lattice measure, fractal modeling, fractal monster, fractal motion, fractal noise, fractal number, fractal object, fractal paradox, fractal pattern, fractal self-similarity, fractal stable, fractal structure, fractal surface, fractal time, fractal tree, fractal vision. 2, record 1, English, - fractal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fractale
1, record 1, French, fractale
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fractal 2, record 1, French, fractal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif aux structures et aux systèmes dynamiques dont les éléments présentent une certaine similarité à l'ensemble quelle que soit l'échelle de l'examen. 3, record 1, French, - fractale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'applique aux changements spatio-temporels tels le bruit électronique dans les semi-conducteurs, les fluctuations de voltage dans les membranes neurales, les crues périodiques des eaux, les variations des indices économiques et du trafic routier, les battements du cœur, etc. Selon B. Mandelbrot, créateur du terme en 1975, le concept n'a pas encore de définition mathématique généralement acceptée. Le terme est dérivé du latin «fractus» qui signifie «fragmenté», «irrégulier». Le masculin pluriel est «fractals», le féminin pluriel, fractales». 3, record 1, French, - fractale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aérogel fractal, agrégat fractal, aire fractale, algorithme fractal, analyse fractale, arbre fractal, art fractal, attracteur fractal, autosimilarité fractale, bruit fractal, chaos fractal, codimension fractale, compression d'images fractale, courbe fractale, continent fractal, côte fractale, croissance fractale, débit fractal, densité fractale, diffraction fractale, dimension fractale, distribution fractale, échelle fractale, ensemble fractal, éponge fractale, équation fractale, espace-temps fractal, fonction fractale, figure fractale, flèche du temps fractale, fonction d'interpolation fractale, forme fractale, fromage fractal, front de diffusion fractal, frontière fractale, générateur fractal, génération fractale, géométrie fractale, groupe fractal, hasard fractal, île fractale, image fractale, imagerie fractale, infographie fractale, interface fractale, intermittence du bruit fractale, lac fractal, langage fractal, ligne fractale, masse fractale, mesure fractale, modèle fractal, modélisation fractale, monstre fractal, montagne fractale, motif fractal, musique fractale, nature de la turbulence fractale, nombre fractal, objet fractal, ordinateur fractal, ordre fractal, pavage fractal, paysage fractal, périmètre fractal, plaque fractale, profil fractal, reconnaissance d'image fractale, rythme fractal, segmentation fractale, structure fractale, surface fractale, synthèse fractale, système fractal, tambour fractal, temps fractal, texture fractale, théorie fractale, tortuosité fractale, trajectoire fractale, transformation fractale, transformée fractale, vidéocompression fractale, vision fractale, zone fractale. 3, record 1, French, - fractale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gosper's fractal flake
1, record 2, English, Gosper%27s%20fractal%20flake
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Gosper flake 1, record 2, English, Gosper%20flake
correct
- Gosper fudgeflake 1, record 2, English, Gosper%20fudgeflake
correct
- fudgeflake 2, record 2, English, fudgeflake
correct
- Gosper flake-fudge 3, record 2, English, Gosper%20flake%2Dfudge
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A better example of plane-filling "river" trees deduced from some Peano curves results from taking [0,1] as initiator and using a tree generator made up of 4 legs forming a [plus] sign. In order to leave room for the rivers, the generator must be made to alternate between the right and the left. Therefore, the snowflake’s symmetry is fudged, and the domain these rivers drain is too called fudgeflake. 4, record 2, English, - Gosper%27s%20fractal%20flake
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flocon fractal de Gosper
1, record 2, French, flocon%20fractal%20de%20Gosper
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- flocon visqueux 1, record 2, French, flocon%20visqueux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe de remplissage du plan, dérivée d'une courbe de Koch (flocon de neige) dont la symétrie est brouillée. 1, record 2, French, - flocon%20fractal%20de%20Gosper
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilisée par B. Mandelbrot pour modéliser les méandres d'une rivière au moyen d'un arbre fractal en forme de croix. 1, record 2, French, - flocon%20fractal%20de%20Gosper
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-11-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fractal flake
1, record 3, English, fractal%20flake
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fractal flake in which the altitude would be analytically the same as on the above Pangaea but with a scale of the order of magnitude of half the radius would have a surface of dimension D=5/2 and would look overall like one of the irregular moons of the outer planets. 1, record 3, English, - fractal%20flake
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- flocon fractal
1, record 3, French, flocon%20fractal
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir flocon de neige. 1, record 3, French, - flocon%20fractal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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