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name: paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco
description: Apply the Mandelbrot, Fractals and Scaling in Finance (1997) article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Mandelbrot, Fractals and Scaling in Finance (1997)

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Mandelbrot saw and core results Benoit Mandelbrot examined price records in financial markets. He found that price changes do not follow smooth Gaussian curves. Large moves cluster. Small moves cluster. The pattern repeats across time 

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-mandelbrot-b-b-1997-fractals-and-scaling-in-finance-disco/revisions