Re: Variance is Fractal
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Let's see.. a few definitions for fractal:
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A fractal is an object or quantity that displays self-similarity, in a somewhat technical sense, on all scales.
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The OP is, most likely, a loon, but noise (like variance or brownian motion) is self-similar. If you scale up the number of hands you consider at a time, you end up with a different (but similiar) variance.
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