Attractor: meaning, definitions and examples
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attractor
[ ษหtrรฆktษr ]
physics
An attractor is a set towards which a dynamical system evolves over time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The strange attractor exhibited a non-repeating pattern.
- The system was drawn towards the attractor in phase space.
psychology
An attractor is a psychological factor that draws people towards a certain behavior or action.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The positive feedback loop acted as an attractor for the study participants.
- His charismatic personality served as an attractor for new recruits.
Translations
Translations of the word "attractor" in other languages:
๐ต๐น atrator
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเคฐเฅเคทเค
๐ฉ๐ช Attraktor
๐ฎ๐ฉ penarik
๐บ๐ฆ ะฐััะฐะบัะพั
๐ต๐ฑ atraktor
๐ฏ๐ต ใขใใฉใฏใฟใผ
๐ซ๐ท attracteur
๐ช๐ธ atractor
๐น๐ท รงekici
๐ฐ๐ท ๋์ด๋ค์ด๋ ๊ฒ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฌุงุฐุจ
๐จ๐ฟ atraktor
๐ธ๐ฐ atraktor
๐จ๐ณ ๅธๅผๅญ
๐ธ๐ฎ atraktor
๐ฎ๐ธ aรฐdrรกttarafl
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐัััะผะดั ะทะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ cษzb edษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ atractor
Word origin
The word 'attractor' originated from the Latin verb 'attractus', which means 'drawn to'. The concept of attractors was first introduced in the field of mathematics, particularly in the study of dynamical systems. Over time, the term has been adopted in various scientific disciplines, such as physics, psychology, and biology, to describe the behavior of systems and the factors that draw entities towards specific states or outcomes.
See also: attract, attraction, attractions, attractive, attractively, attractiveness, attrition, unattractive, unattractively, unattractiveness.