Toda oscillator

noun

A special kind of nonlinear oscillator, representing a chain of particles with exponential potential interaction between neighbors, and used as a simple model to understand the phenomenon of self-pulsation.

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Meanings

nounToda oscillator (plural Toda oscillators)

plural Toda oscillators

  1. natural sciencesA special kind of nonlinear oscillator, representing a chain of particles with exponential potential interaction between neighbors, and used as a simple model to understand the phenomenon of self-pulsation.

Origin

Named after Morikazu Toda.

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Toda oscillator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toda%20oscillator

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