Apollonian gasket

noun

A fractal generated from triples of circles, where each circle is tangent to the other two.

Meanings

nounApollonian gasket (plural Apollonian gaskets)

plural Apollonian gaskets

  1. mathematicsA fractal generated from triples of circles, where each circle is tangent to the other two.

    Synonyms: Apollonian net

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fractal generated from triples of circles, where each circle is tangent to the other two.

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