Meanings
nounFeigenbaum constant (plural Feigenbaum constants)
plural Feigenbaum constants
- mathematicsEither of two mathematical constants that express ratios in a bifurcation diagram for a nonlinear map.
Origin
Named after the mathematician Mitchell Feigenbaum.
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