In [[mathematics]], '''self-affinity''' is a feature of a [[fractal]] whose pieces are [[scaling (geometry)|scaled]] by different amounts in the x- and y-directions. This means that to appreciate the self similarity of these fractal objects, they have to be rescaled using an [[anisotropic]] [[affine transformation]]. | In [[mathematics]], '''self-affinity''' is a feature of a [[fractal]] whose pieces are [[scaling (geometry)|scaled]] by different amounts in the x- and y-directions. This means that to appreciate the self similarity of these fractal objects, they have to be rescaled using an [[anisotropic]] [[affine transformation]]. |