Attractor Such As The Natural Mineral Form Lodestone Used In Early Compasses To Guide Seafarers

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noun • (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field • a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
	56%	15		Lorenz attractor is an example of a strange attractor in this type of system
noun • (physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space
	43%	9		Naturally occurring lodestone is a variety of this mineral
noun • an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets

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