self-affinity

noun

The condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation.

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Meanings

nounself-affinity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsThe condition of a fractal whose pieces are scaled by different amounts in the x and y directions, so that self-similarity becomes apparent only after an anisotropic transformation.

Origin

From self- + affinity.

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self-affinity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-affinity

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“self-affinity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-affinity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-affinity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-affinity.

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