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title: attractor — mysticism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «attractor» in the mysticism dictionary: A state that a moving system keeps being pulled towards, like water running down into the lowest place of a valley. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# attractor

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**Who acts:** moving system, water, model, bridge · **What happens:** move, keep, pull, run down, have, jump · **To what, where:** state, lowest place, Medium, intermediate states, note, alien attractor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«attractor» in the mysticism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [attractor in the mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/attractor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A state that a moving system keeps being pulled towards, like water running down into the lowest place of a valley.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:attractor:m1:1
# text = A state that a moving system keeps being pulled towards, like water running down into the lowest place of a valley.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	down	down	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	lowest	low	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a moving system |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pull** | gerund · passive |  | a state |  |  |  | like water | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **run down** | gerund | water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the lowest place of a valley *result*; down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into place=Result |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The model no longer has to jump from the Medium of the Internet directly into an alien attractor. (note 03)

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*Sentence 1:* The model no longer has to jump from the Medium of the Internet directly into an alien attractor.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:attractor:x1:1
# text = The model no longer has to jump from the Medium of the Internet directly into an alien attractor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	no	no	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Medium	Medium	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	alien	alien	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	attractor	attractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the model |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump** | to-infinitive | the model *not said here* |  |  | the Medium |  | of the Internet; into a alien attractor | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent from medium=Initial\_Location of internet=Trajectory into attractor=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (note 03)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:attractor:x1:2
# text = (note 03)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	03	03	NUM	CD	ExtPos=PROPN|NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the note, the bridge creates intermediate states with non-negligible probability, so the model does not have to jump straight into an alien attractor: "It can walk." (lesson 006)

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*Sentence 1:* In the note, the bridge creates intermediate states with non-negligible probability, so the model does not have to jump straight into an alien attractor: "It can walk."

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:attractor:x2:1
# text = In the note, the bridge creates intermediate states with non-negligible probability, so the model does not have to jump straight into an alien attractor: "It can walk."
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	creates	create	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	non-negligible	non-negligible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	probability	probability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	alien	alien	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	attractor	attractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
28	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
30	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | present | the bridge | intermediate states |  | the note |  | with non-negligible probability | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | the model |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **jump** | to-infinitive | the model *not said here* | a alien attractor |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attractor=Trajectory |
| 4 | **walk** *in a quote* | can | model |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (lesson 006)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:attractor:x2:2
# text = (lesson 006)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	006	006	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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