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strange attractor — n. in the mathematics of CHAOS (n. 4), a set of values that tends to reoccur periodically, as the data describing the particular climate of a certain region: often represented by a butterfly shaped graph … English World dictionary
strange attractor — noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic • Syn: ↑chaotic attractor • Hypernyms: ↑attractor, ↑attracter … Useful english dictionary
strange attractor — noun An attractor that has non integer dimension or whose dynamics on it are chaotic … Wiktionary
strange attractor — Physics. a stable, nonperiodic state or behavior exhibited by some dynamic systems, esp. turbulent ones, that can be represented as a nonrepeating pattern in the system s phase space. * * * … Universalium
strange attractor — noun Mathematics a complex pattern of behaviour displayed by a chaotic system … English new terms dictionary
Attractor — For other uses, see Attractor (disambiguation). Visual representation of a strange attractor An attractor is a set towards which a dynamical system evolves over time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if… … Wikipedia
attractor — In non linear dynamic series, an attractor defines the equilibrium level of the system. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: point attractor, limit cycles, and strange attractor. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
attractor — noun 1. an entertainer who attracts large audiences he was the biggest drawing card they had • Syn: ↑drawing card, ↑draw, ↑attraction, ↑attracter • Derivationally related forms: ↑attract ( … Useful english dictionary
Lorenz attractor — The Lorenz attractor, named for Edward N. Lorenz, is a 3 dimensional structure corresponding to the long term behavior of a chaotic flow, noted for its butterfly shape. The map shows how the state of a dynamical system (the three variables of a… … Wikipedia
chaotic attractor — noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic • Syn: ↑strange attractor • Hypernyms: ↑attractor, ↑attracter … Useful english dictionary
