recursive geometry

noun

UK /rɪˈkɜːsɪv dʒiˈɒmətri/

US /rɪˈkɜrsɪv dʒiˈɑːmətri/

A kind of math where shapes are made by repeating the same pattern over and over, smaller each time.

The snowflake drawing in class was a fun lesson in recursive geometry.

SYNONYMS

fractal geometry self-similar geometry iterative geometry repeating-pattern geometry

RELATED WORDS

fractal recursion self-similarity iteration pattern

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The study of shapes built by applying the same rule again and again.

She used recursive geometry to design a spiral staircase.

3. A way of drawing where each new part copies the whole shape.

The artist's recursive geometry made the tree branches look like tiny trees.

4. Math that describes patterns that repeat at smaller and smaller scales.

Coastlines are often studied with recursive geometry because their bumps repeat at every size.