English Explanatory Dictionary

attractor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which attracts.
  2. A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

attractor attractors

Related words

basin of attraction fixed point

Derived words

chemoattractor Chua's attractor Hénon attractor Lorenz attractor multiscroll attractor Rössler attractor strange attractor Tamari attractor
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