strange attractor
strange attractor · strange attractors
An attractor that has a non-integer dimension or whose dynamics on it are chaoticAn attractor that has a non-integer dimension or whose dynamics on it are chaotic.
Meaning
1 sensesAn attractor that has a non-integer dimension or whose dynamics on it are chaotic.
More definitions
- an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
The term was coined by David Ruelle and Floris Takens.The term was coined by David Ruelle and Floris Takens.
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Forms
plural: strange attractors| Singular | strange attractor |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic:chaotic attractor