ATTRACTOR

attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet

(noun) a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; “flowers are an attractor for bees”

attractor, attracter

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

attractor (plural attractors)

Something which attracts.

(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.

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• tractator

Source: Wiktionary


At*tract"or, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, attracts. Sir T. Browne

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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