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strange attractor

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strange attractor [′strānj ə′trak·tər]
(physics)
A geometrical object in phase space with a fractal structure toward which the trajectory followed by a chaotic system converges in the course of time.


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Strange attractors yield entity shapes that are neither linear nor contained.
A companion piece, Strange Attractors Part II, layered a boxing motif--punching, ducking, bobbing, and weaving--onto the strutting chic of Tanya Sarne's costume design.
The force that determines the shape of the boundary is called a "strange attractor," and although a system will never land in the same place twice, it also will never go beyond the pattern set by the strange attractor.
 
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