Attractor Definition

ə-trăktər
attractors
noun
attractors
One that attracts.
Flowers that are excellent attractors of bees.
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A value or set of values toward which variables in a dynamical system tend to evolve.
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(mathematics, physics) 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.

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Plural:
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Attractor Sentence Examples

  • The leaves are strongly aromatic, a good attractor for bees.

  • Some simple consequences The simplest attractor in the quotient system is an equilibrium.

  • Describe how Lyapunov exponents can be used to determine the fractal dimension of a strange attractor in a dissipative system.

  • Other types of attractor appear to underlie natural phenomena.

  • It is possible that the lyncurium of the ancients, which according to Theophrastus attracted light bodies, was tourmaline, a mineral found in Ceylon, which had been christened by the Dutch with the name of aschentrikker, or the attractor of ashes.

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