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sierpinski triangle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
sier-pin-ski -tri-an-gle
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fractal consisting of three copies of itself, shrunk to half size, arranged in a triangular shape without rotating.

Etymology

Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński (1882–1969).

Inflected Forms

Sierpinski triangles (plural) Sierpiński triangle (alternative)

Synonyms

Sierpinski gasket

Questions

What does sierpinski triangle mean?
A fractal consisting of three copies of itself, shrunk to half size, arranged in a triangular shape without rotating.
Where does sierpinski triangle come from?
Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński (1882–1969).

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