Arnold's cat map

proper noun

A chaotic map from the torus into itself.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA chaotic map from the torus into itself.

Origin

Named after Vladimir Arnold, who demonstrated its effects in the 1960s using an image of a cat.

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APA

Arnold's cat map. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnold's%20cat%20map

MLA

“Arnold's cat map.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnold's%20cat%20map. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arnold's cat map,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnold's%20cat%20map.

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