English Explanatory Dictionary

Julia set

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In complex dynamics, a set consisting of values generated by a mathematical function such that an arbitrarily small perturbation can cause drastic changes in the sequence of iterated function values.

Word forms

Julia set Julia sets

Etymology

Devised by the French mathematician Gaston Julia.

Related words

Fatou set
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