19 Benoit Mandelbrot

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What academic degree did Benoit Mandelbrot earn?

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PhD in Mathematics

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What visual feature is common to fractals?

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Infinite detail

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What is the primary application of fractal geometry?

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Analyzing random patterns

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Fractals reveal patterns in:

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Chaotic data

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What career path did Mandelbrot’s discoveries influence?

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Data science

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Define fractal.

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A complex pattern that is self-similar across different scales.

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What is the significance of self-similarity in fractals?

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It means that the structure looks similar at any level of magnification.

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Give an example of a natural fractal.

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The branching of trees or the structure of snowflakes.

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What is the Mandelbrot set?

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A set of complex numbers that produces a particular type of fractal.

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How do fractals relate to chaos theory?

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Fractals can describe complex, chaotic systems that are not easily predictable.