What does "mandelbrot" mean?

A sort of cookie-like hard, sweet bread usually containing almonds traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews and often dipped in tea.

What is a synonym for "mandelbrot"?

Common synonyms include: benoit mandelbrot, mandel bread.

Mandelbrot

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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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

benoit mandelbrot mandel bread

Etymology

Spelling probably derived from German Mandelbrot. Compare Yiddish מאַנדלבראָט (mandlbrot, “almond bread”), which may have semantically influenced the English term.

Related phrases

Mandelbrot set

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