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Dwell Limit    

Robert P. Munafo, 2012 Apr 16.

The "Dwell Limit" is the setting in a Mandelbrot program that controls the maximum number of iterations to use when generating an image.

It is also known by the names "Maximum Dwell", "Maximum Iterations", "Iteration Limit", and N-Max (or N_max or NMAX).

Comparison

As seen in these figures, the choice of dwell limit can have a great effect on the resulting image.

dwell=100
dwell=100
 dwell=500
dwell=500
 dwell=2000
dwell=2000
 dwell=20000
dwell=20000
(This image is from the R2.1/2.C(1/2) page, coordinates: -1.249783 + 0.029353 i @ 0.00355)

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From the Mandelbrot Set Glossary and Encyclopedia, by Robert Munafo, (c) 1987-2024.

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