Julia set

Ju·li·a set

noun

For any holomorphic function on a complex plane, the boundary of the set of points whose result diverges when the function is iteratively evaluated at each point.

Origin of Julia set

After Gaston Julia (1893-1978), French mathematician

Julia set

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Noun

(plural Julia sets)

In the mathematical context of complex dynamics, a set consisting of values generated by a mathematical function such that an arbitrarily small perturbation can cause drastic changes in the sequence of iterated function values.

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