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strange attractor
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strange attractor
n.
Physics An attractor for which the approach to the final set of physical properties is chaotic.

strange attractor
n
(Mathematics) Maths a type of chaotic dynamical system

strange attractor  (strnj)
See under attractor.
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Noun1.strange attractor - an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
attracter, attractor - (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


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