Strange Attractor Definition
noun
In the mathematics of chaos, a set of values that tends to reoccur periodically, as the data describing the particular climate of a certain region.
Webster's New World
An attractor exhibited by some dynamic systems for which the approach to the attractor is chaotic.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- chaotic attractor
Other Word Forms of Strange Attractor
Noun
Singular:
strange attractor
Plural:
strange-attractorsOrigin of Strange Attractor
The term was coined by David Ruelle and Floris Takens.
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