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I can't resist a good mathematical joke, which may be because it's so
rare that I encounter one. In case you didn't know, the Mandelbrot
set is a simple mathematical formula that somehow produces pictures of
startling complexity and beauty, the creation of mathematician Benoit
Mandelbrot. Whose name translates as almond bread, which I know is
irrelevant but which I still think is pretty amusing.
I've spend more than my share of time and energy writing programs to
generate Mandelbrot images, as
well as enjoying those produced by others. It's the repeating but
never quite identical nature of the Mandelbrot set that makes it so
addictive. And so it is with this Mandelbrot Set, which, if
not quite so endlessly fascinating as their namesake, do manage to
produce mathematically intriguing textures. Benoit might enjoy the
comparison.
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