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chaotic [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chaotic 1, record 1, English, chaotic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- disordered 1, record 1, English, disordered
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaotique 1, record 1, French, chaotique
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- désordonné 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sordonn%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit d'une absence d'ordre qui découle de la superposition de mouvements à différentes échelles spatiales et temporelles. 1, record 1, French, - chaotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chaotic
1, record 2, English, chaotic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Representing the evolution in time of a dynamic system by left shifts of the digits in a suitable number system brings out another important property of systems for which such a representation is possible. No matter how accurately the initial condition x0 of a coordinate is known, the accuracy will always be finite, that is, the digits of x0 to the right of the last known digit will be unknown. As the dynamic system evolves in time, the unknown digits will be shifted to the left; that is, they will grow in significance, and will sooner or later arrive at the "decimal" point and thus dominate the behavior of the system. And because the digits are unknown, this behavior will be completely unpredictable. The resulting motion is called chaotic. 2, record 2, English, - chaotic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaotique
1, record 2, French, chaotique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de structures ou de systèmes dont on ne peut prédire l'évolution à partir d'un état initial donné, ni d'états connus pour une longue période de temps, et dans lesquels un changement infime, se propageant en cascade, peut provoquer des modifications subites importantes. 2, record 2, French, - chaotique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qualifie une situation qui évolue de façon irrégulière, mais dont les lois sous-jacentes sont relativement simples et ne laissent aucune place au hasard. Ainsi, un régime périodique peut devenir chaotique par intensification de déstabilisations intermittentes, par cascade de doublement de période ou via la quasi-périodicité. S'oppose à «non chaotique». Certains auteurs attribuent à ce terme le sens «erratique», «aléatoire», «désordonné» (sens usuel en langage courant). 2, record 2, French, - chaotique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
attracteur, caractère, changement, comportement, condition, dynamique, état, évolution, fluctuation, forme, nature, orbite, potentialité, processus, régime, réseau faiblement chaotique, réseau fortement chaotique, série, situation, système, trajectoire chaotique. 2, record 2, French, - chaotique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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