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non-integer dimensions

they are "more than" a line but "less than" a plane, or "more than" a plane but "less than" a solid. The Cantor set has dimension log(2)/log(3) ≈ 0.631. The Sierpinski triangle has dimension log(3)/log(2) ≈ 1.585. These fractional dimensions are not a paradox — they are a precise mathematical measur

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