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Noun (3 meanings)
1. an entertainer who attracts large audiences.
Example:
- “he was the biggest drawing card they had”
2. (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 is a type of:
- point (noun) - a geometric element that has position but no extension
types of attractor:
- strange attractor, chaotic attractor (noun) - an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- physics, natural philosophy (noun) - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
3. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts.
attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet
Example:
- “flowers are an attractor for bees”
attractor is a type of:
- feature, characteristic (noun) - a prominent attribute or aspect of something
types of attractor:
- attention (noun) - a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- tourist attraction (noun) - a characteristic that attracts tourists