Mandelbrot
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sort of cookie-like hard, sweet bread usually containing almonds traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews and often dipped in tea. uncountable
- 2 A fractal based on the boundary of the Mandelbrot set.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Polish.
Etymology
Spelling probably derived from German Mandelbrot. Compare Yiddish מאַנדלבראָט (mandlbrot, “almond bread”), which may have semantically influenced the English term.