fractal /ˈfɹæk.təl/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals. •(figurative) Exhibiting a fractal-like property.A fractal situation emerges in this way then: the consequences of Ulysses' decision to abandon Calypso are not entirely predictable. — 2007 noun2 •A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity. •An object, system, or idea that exhibits a fractal-like property, such as the property of self-similarity at numerous but not infinitely many scales.In essence, you are assuming that each segment of a company is a fractal of the whole[…] — 1999 formsfractals
