English Explanatory Dictionary

Barnsley fern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations.

Word forms

Barnsley fern Barnsley ferns

Etymology

Named after the British mathematician Michael Barnsley, who first described it in his book Fractals Everywhere.

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