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   Poin·ca·ré map

   /ˌpwänkəˈrā ˌmap/

   

   noun

   • 1. a representation of the phase space of a dynamic system, indicating all possible trajectories.
   • ▪ the intersection of a Poincaré map representation with a given line, plane, etc.

   Word Origin 1950s: from the name of the French mathematician and philosopher of science Jules-Henri Poincaré (1854–1912).

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