Feigenbaum constant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two mathematical constants that express ratios in a bifurcation diagram for a nonlinear map.

Word forms

Feigenbaum constant Feigenbaum constants

Etymology

Named after the mathematician Mitchell Feigenbaum.

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