According to Benoit Mandelbrot, "A fractal is by definition a set for which the Hausdorff-Besicovitch dimension strictly exceeds the topological dimension.
"[1] Presented here is a list of fractals, ordered by increasing Hausdorff dimension, to illustrate what it means for a fractal to have a low or a high dimension.
(golden ratio).
(golden ratio).
Images generated with Fractal Generator for ImageJ.
(golden ratio).
(golden ratio).
(golden ratio).
Using the central triangle as the base, form a tetrahedron.
Replace the triangular base with the tetrahedral "tent".
Note that there are marked differences between Ireland's ragged west coast (fractal dimension of about 1.26) and the much smoother east coast (fractal dimension 1.10)[40]