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noun
An attractor that has a non-integer dimension or whose dynamics on it are chaotic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chaotic attractor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attractor, attracter
History
The term was coined by David Ruelle and Floris Takens.
Across languages
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