Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attractor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: at-trac-tor
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which attracts.

noun

A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.

Inflected Forms

attractors (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoattractor

Phrases

Chua's attractor Hénon attractor Lorenz attractor multiscroll attractor Rössler attractor strange attractor Tamari attractor basin of attraction

Frequently Paired Words

basin of attraction fixed point

Synonyms

attraction attracter attractive feature magnet drawing card draw

Rhymes With

factor actor judicial factor reactor tractor extractor refractor compactor retractor impactor protractor malefactor

Questions

What does attractor mean?: Something which attracts.

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