The term fractal was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot who was working at computer giant IBM in 1980.

分形一词是 1980 年在计算机巨头 IBM 工作的伯努瓦·曼德勃罗创造的。

This would become known as the Mandelbrot set — an infinite geometrical visualisation of a fractal.

这就是众所周知的曼德勃罗集合——分形的无限几何可视效果。

Mandelbrot used the modern computing powers developed by IBM to run these monster equations millions of times over.

曼德勃罗利用 IBM 开发的现代计算能力将这些怪物方程运行了数百万次。

Mandelbrot, who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that although the outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy.

比如，Mandelbrot用股票交易价格做过一个实验，他发现虽然结果不同，但事实上确实有某种恒久性。

Mandelbrot had been fascinated by discoveries of mathematicians from the early 19th Century who were attempting to define their understanding of what a curve is.

曼德勃罗对 19 世纪初数学家的发现很着迷，这些数学家尝试定义他们对曲线的理解。

One of the most amazing things about the Mandelbrot set is that theoretically, if left by itself, would continue to create infinitely new patterns from the original structure proving that something could be magnified forever.

曼德勃罗集合最令人惊奇的事情之一是，从理论上讲，如果让它自己存在，它将继续从原始结构中创造出无限的新模式，这证明了某些东西可以永远被放大。