English
self-affinity
From self- + affinity.
Today it means
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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “self-affinity”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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