iterative geometry
nounUK /ˈɪtərətɪv dʒiˈɒmətri/
US /ˈɪtəreɪtɪv dʒiˈɑːmətri/
A way of making shapes by repeating the same simple step over and over.
Using iterative geometry, the computer drew a snowflake by repeating one small pattern many times.
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2. A method in computer graphics where shapes are built by repeating a rule again and again.
The artist used iterative geometry to grow a branching tree on the screen.
3. The study of shapes that look the same when you zoom in, made by repeating patterns.
Iterative geometry explains why a fern leaf looks like a tiny copy of the whole fern.
4. A teaching approach where students build complex figures from repeated simple moves.
In class, the children explored iterative geometry by stamping the same triangle in a spiral.