Wikipedia defines fractals as a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole, property called self-similarity.
This is an easier explanation:
Italian or Romanesco Broccoli. Also called Broccoflower, it is known for logarithmic spirals.
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I love that book. But my brain is too small for Debbie New's patterns. I barely passed algebra either :-}
Bets, you GOT fractals!!!
Marta
That broccoli is so cool. We tried growing that kind and for some reason it didn't do well.
Here is a fractal generator.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractals/fractalgenerators/generator1/index.html
No clue who this Debbie is. Whenever I hear the word "fractals", I can't help but think of that *#&@%!$ computer grahpics class I took in college.
What, no broccoli recipes?
I got all excited when I saw that title, because I love (1000) that book.
But the real reason I dropped in today (Nov 11) was to say "Thank you, Bets, for your service to our country." That's all. Just "Thank you".
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