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Similarity Dimension

To multiply the size of a $d$-D object by a factor $a$, $c\equiv a^d$ copies are required, and the quantity

\begin{displaymath}
d={\ln c\over\ln a}
\end{displaymath}

is called the similarity dimension.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26