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attractor

/əˈtræktə/

/əˈtræktɚ/

Translations

attractornoun

attractors

/əˈtræktə/

/əˈtræktɚ/

In chaos theory, an attractor is a set of numerical values toward which a system tends to evolve.

В теории хаоса аттрактор — это набор числовых значений, к которому система стремится эволюционировать.

Synonyms

attractoradjective

/əˈtræk.tə/

/əˈtræk.tɚ/

Used attributively in compounds such as “attractor basin”; not normally gradable.

attractornoun

A person or thing that attracts.

The new shopping mall is a major attractor for tourists in the city.

In mathematics, a set of numerical values toward which a system tends to evolve, regardless of the starting conditions of the system.

The strange attractor in the chaotic system was difficult to predict.

In linguistics, a syntactic position or element that draws another element to move toward it, especially in transformational or generative grammar.

In many languages, the complementizer can function as an attractor for wh-phrases.

attractoradjective

Relating to or involving an attractor, especially in the context of dynamical systems.

The attractor basin determines the long-term behavior of the system.