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coastline paradox: a standalone construct

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coastlineparadox1 CONSTRUCTCoastline paradoxMANDELBROT · FRACTAL GEOMETRY

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Fractal geometry

the observation that the measured length of a coastline keeps growing as the measuring unit shrinks, captured by a fractional dimension.

In fractal geometry, coastline paradox refers to the observation that the measured length of a coastline keeps growing as the measuring unit shrinks, captured by a fractional dimension. This meaning comes from Mandelbrot (1967) in Science.[1]

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References

  1. Mandelbrot, B. (1967). How Long Is the Coast of Britain? Statistical Self-Similarity and Fractional Dimension. Science, 156(3775), 636-638. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3775.636

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