Mandelbrot

See also: mandelbrot

English

A Mandelbrot fractal.

Proper noun

Mandelbrot

1. A surname from Polish.

Derived terms

• Mandelbrotian
• Mandelbrot set
• mandelbug

Noun

Mandelbrot (plural Mandelbrots)

1. A fractal based on the boundary of the Mandelbrot set.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Mandelbrojt, from Yiddish מאַנדלברויט (mandlbroyt), variant of מאַנדלבראָט (mandlbrot, “almond bread”).

Proper noun

Mandelbrot ?

1. a surname from Polish

German

Etymology

From Mandel (“almond”) +‎ Brot (“bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmandl̩ˌbʁoːt]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Man‧del‧brot

Noun

Mandelbrot n (strong, genitive Mandelbrotes or Mandelbrots, plural Mandelbrote)

1. almond bread, almond biscuit, biscotto, cantuccio

Declension

Declension of Mandelbrot [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mandelbrot	die	Mandelbrote
genitive	eines	des	Mandelbrotes, Mandelbrots	der	Mandelbrote
dative	einem	dem	Mandelbrot, Mandelbrote1	den	Mandelbroten
accusative	ein	das	Mandelbrot	die	Mandelbrote

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Mandelbutter

Proper noun

Mandelbrot m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mandelbrots or (with an article) Mandelbrot, feminine genitive Mandelbrot, plural Mandelbrots)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Mandelbrot” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Mandelbrot” in Duden online