attractor

əˈtræktər

Definition

Definition of attractor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

set of points a system evolves to

TECH.

The system eventually settled into a stable attractor.

draws interest

Rare

thing or quality that makes people interested or want to come

Rare

The new park is a big attractor for families.

draw

lure

magnet

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Expressions with attractor

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strange attractor

pattern in chaos that looks random but follows hidden rules

A strange attractor appears in the double pendulum's motion.

chaotic attractor

set of values showing chaotic behavior in a system

The weather model uses a chaotic attractor to predict patterns.

Origin of attractor

Latin, attrahere (to draw towards)

Examples of attractor in a sentence

Researchers studied the attractor to understand the system's behavior.
The waterfront festival became an attractor for tourists.
A fountain serves as an attractor in the plaza.

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French:attracteur, attraction, ...
German:Attraktor, Anziehungspunkt, ...
Italian:attrattore, attrazione, ...
Spanish:atractor, atractivo, ...
Portuguese:atrator, atrativo, ...
Chinese:吸引子, 吸引物, ...
Japanese:アトラクター, 呼び物, ...
Arabic:جاذِب, عامِل جَذْب, ...
Hebrew:מוֹשֵׁךְ, מְשִׁיכָה, ...
Russian:аттрактор, привлекательный объект, ...
Ukrainian:атрактор, приваблювач, ...
Hindi:आकर्षक, आकर्षण, ...
Bengali:আকর্ষক, আকর্ষণ, ...
Catalan:atractor, atractiu, ...
Czech:atraktor, lákadlo, ...
Danish:attraktor, attraktion, ...
Dutch:aantrekker, trekpleister, ...
Greek:ελκυστής, πόλος έλξης, ...
Hungarian:attraktor, vonzóerő, ...
Khmer:អាត្រាក់ទ័រ, កត្តាទាក់ទាញ, ...
Korean:끌개, 유인 요소, ...
Persian:جاذب, جاذبه, ...
Polish:atraktor, magnes, ...
Portuguese (BR):atrator, atrativo, ...
Romanian:atractor, atracție, ...
Swedish:attraktor, attraktion, ...
Thai:แอทแทรคเตอร์, สิ่งล่อใจ, ...
Turkish:çekici, çekici unsur, ...
Vietnamese:điểm hút, yếu tố thu hút, ...

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