Standard (trivial) self-similarity. The non-trivial similarity evident in fractals is distinguished by their fine structure, or detail on arbitrarily small scales. As a counterexample, whereas any portion of a straight line may resemble the whole, further detail is not revealed.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hyacinth" title="User:Hyacinth">Hyacinth</a>
2012-09-11
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>