Lyapunov exponent

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Etymology

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Named after Aleksandr Lyapunov.

Noun

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Lyapunov exponent (plural Lyapunov exponents)

  1. (mathematics) In a dynamical system, a quantity that characterizes the rate of separation of infinitesimally close trajectories.