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The Mandelbrot set is a famous example of a fractal



I. Match the words with their meanings:

  similarity A without aim or purpose
  iteration B pull, twist out of the usual shape
  random C say again and again; make repeatedly
  distort D common, seen or done every where
  sole (criterion) E likeness
  prevalent F one and only, single

II. Choose from (A-F) the one which best fits each of (1-6). There is one choice you do not need to use

a. However, the term fractal was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning "broken" or "fractured."

b. Examples of self-similar objects that are not fractals include the logarithmic spiral and straight lines, which do contain copies of themselves at increasingly small scales.

c. Images of fractals can be created using fractal-generating software

d. It involves pressing paint between two surfaces and pulling them apart.

e. Fractals can also be classified according to their self-similarity.

f. Examples include clouds, river networks, fault lines, mountain ranges, craters, snow flakes, crystals, lightning, cauliflower or broccoli, and systems of blood vessels and pulmonary vessels, and ocean waves. DNA and heartbeat] can be analyzed as fractals.





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