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self-similarity
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self-similarity [¦self ‚sim·ə′lar·əd·ē]
(mathematics)
The property whereby an object or mathematical function preserves its structure when multiplied by a certain scale factor.


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This property led Barabasi and many other researchers to assume that complex networks cannot be self-similar.
These self-similar forms are often pulled together by 'strange' or chaotic attractors.
The geometrical characteristics of the spheroconical-shaped Rockwell indenter are discussed and fit to a general function in a self-similar way.
 
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