"attractor" meaning in All languages combined

See attractor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: attractors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} attractor (plural attractors)
  1. Something which attracts.
    Sense id: en-attractor-en-noun-jKROPvUz
  2. (mathematics, physics) 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. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics, Curves, Functions, Systems theory Translations (set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time): 吸引子 (xīyǐnzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), atraktor [masculine] (Czech), attraktori (Finnish), attracteur [masculine] (French), attrattore [masculine] (Italian), アトラクター (atorakutā) (Japanese), аттрактор (attraktor) (Kazakh), 끌개 (kkeulgae) (Korean), аттрактор (attraktor) (Kyrgyz), جاذب (Persian), atraktor [masculine] (Polish), atrator [masculine] (Portuguese), atractor (Spanish), attraktor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-attractor-en-noun-s9kKCBe6 Disambiguation of Curves: 20 80 Disambiguation of Functions: 24 76 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Chaos theory, Fractals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of Chaos theory: 17 83 Disambiguation of Fractals: 31 69 Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences Disambiguation of 'set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chua's attractor, Hénon attractor, Lorenz attractor, multiscroll attractor, Rössler attractor, strange attractor, Tamari attractor Related terms: basin of attraction, fixed point

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} attractor
  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of attractō Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, passive, present, singular Form of: attractō
    Sense id: en-attractor-la-verb-4xesV4pg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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