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Meanings of strange attractor in English

An attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic.

        Usage of strange attractor in English
        1
        There could be two points, side by side, one leading into the strange attractor, one leading-eventually-outofthe city.
        Axiomatic
        2
        Up above them on the overpass embankment, he can dimly make out phosphorescent shapes-green-jacketedEnforcers orbiting some strange attractor.
        Snow Crash
        3
        The Nightside is a strange attractor for all kinds of traffic, from past, present, and future, and a lot of it tended towards the predatory.
        Nightingale's lament
        4
        The free download of Strange Attractor will be offered from Mercury Rev and Yep Roc's official sites.
        Wired
        5
        "The butterfly effect, fractals, strange attractors, nonlinear equations-ithas a voodoo feel to me."
        Breathless
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