Mandelbrot set
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Mandelbrot set
A series of two equations that contain real and imaginary components which, when iterated and plotted on a 2-D graph, depict a highly complex classic fractal pattern. Mandelbrot sets and fractal patterns have been found in branching blood vessels, bronchi and bronchioles, in the heart rate, and in DNA.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.