Associations to the word «Attractor»

Wiktionary

ATTRACTOR, noun. (mathematics) (physics) 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.

Dictionary definition

ATTRACTOR, noun. An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had".
ATTRACTOR, noun. (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.
ATTRACTOR, noun. A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin