fractal

noun

1. A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity.
2. (broadly)An object, system, or idea that exhibits a fractal-like property, such as the property of self-similarity at numerous but not infinitely many scales.

   “In essence, you are assuming that each segment of a company is a fractal of the whole[…]”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.

   “Romanesco was my gateway cauli and I've never stopped growing it. Not a variety as much as its own thing, Romanesco is a cauliflower to the French, a calabrese to the Italians. […] Visually, it may be the most remarkable thing you can grow: it is made up of lime-green mini-spirals that coil around themselves in fractal formation.”

2. (broadly, figuratively, not-comparable, sometimes)Exhibiting a fractal-like property.

   “A fractal situation emerges in this way then: the consequences of Ulysses' decision to abandon Calypso are not entirely predictable.”