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Line 1: In [[mathematics]], an '''iterated function''' is a function ''X → X'' (that is, a function from some set ''X'' to itself) which is obtained by [[function composition\|composing]] another function ''f'' : ''X → X'' with itself a certain ~~nober~~number of times. The process of repeatedly applying the same function is called [[iteration]]. In this process, starting from some initial number, the result of applying a given function is fed again in the function as input, and this process is repeated. Iterated functions are objects of study in [[computer science]], [[fractals]], [[dynamical system]]s, mathematics and [[renormalization group]] physics.

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