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self-similar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
self--sim-i-lar
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English similar English self-similar From self- + similar.

Inflected Forms

more self-similar (comparative) most self-similar (superlative)

Phrases

self-similarity

Frequently Paired Words

self-similarity

Questions

What does self-similar mean?
Having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has.
Where does self-similar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English similar English self-similar From self- + similar.

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