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Sierpinski triangle

Syllabification: (Sier·pin·ski tri·an·gle)
Pronunciation: /SHi(ə)rˈpinskē/

(also Sierpinski gasket)
Definition of Sierpinski triangle

noun

Mathematics
  • a fractal based on a triangle with four equal triangles inscribed in it. The central triangle is removed and each of the other three treated as the original was, and so on, creating an infinite regression in a finite space.

Origin:

1970s: named after Waclaw Sierpiński (1882–1969), Polish mathematician

Sierpinski triangle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sierpinski triangle in the British & World English dictionary