Attractor

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  • noun. One that attracts.
  • noun. A value or set of values toward which variables in a dynamical system tend to evolve.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See attracter.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, attracts.
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  • noun. 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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  • noun. an entertainer who attracts large audiences
  • noun. (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
  • noun. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
    • Word Usage
    "I actually think that the same hunger for authenticity that makes the internet a "strange attractor" is at works in politics, too."
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