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attractor

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attractor [ə′trak·tər]
(physics)
A geometrical object toward which the trajectory of a dynamical system, represented by a curve in phase space, converges in the course of time.


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The authors devote particular attention to the application of attractor concepts to careers.
com was backed in part by a $20 million round of financing in 1999 from Attractor and Hambrecht & Quist and a $50 million investment in 2000 from Mission Ventures, Media Technology Ventures, Vignette Corp.
``We hope it will be something that is a great attractor of business and tourism to the San Fernando Valley.
 
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