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World 6 · Fractal Dimension and Fractals in Nature · 11 min · PRO

What does dimension mean?

Scaling and the formula D = log N ÷ log s

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  • Koch, Sierpinski, Menger: non-integer dimensions
  • How long is a coastline?
  • Fractals in nature, and the Fibonacci myths
  • Iterating z → z² + c
  • The Mandelbrot set
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