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Vicsek fractal
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In mathematics the Vicsek fractal, also known as Vicsek snowflake or box fractal,[1][2] is a fractal arising from a construction similar to that of the Sierpiński carpet, proposed by Tamás Vicsek. It has applications including as compact antennas, particularly in cellular phones.
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Box fractal also refers to various iterated fractals created by a square or rectangular grid with various boxes removed or absent and, at each iteration, those present and/or those absent have the previous image scaled down and drawn within them. The Sierpinski triangle may be approximated by a 2 × 2 box fractal with one corner removed. The Sierpinski carpet is a 3 × 3 box fractal with the middle square removed.