self-similarity

noun

The property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

OriginEnglish similarity ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-similarity (countable and uncountable, plural self-similarities)

plural self-similarities

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being self-similar, of having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishsimilarity
  9. Englishself-similarity

From self- + similarity.

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Translations

Czech soběpodobnost
  • soběpodobnostproperty of being self-similar
Greek αυτοομοιότητα
  • αυτοομοιότητα (aftoomoiótita)property of being self-similar
Russian самоподо́бность, самоподо́бие
  • самоподо́бность (samopodóbnostʹ)property of being self-similar
  • самоподо́бие (samopodóbije)property of being self-similar
Spanish autosimilaridad
  • autosimilaridadproperty of being self-similar
Cite this entry
APA

self-similarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-similarity

MLA

“self-similarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-similarity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-similarity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-similarity.

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