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{{short description|Mathematical constants related to chaotic behavior}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{infobox non-integer number | image = Feigenbaum.png | image_caption = Feigenbaum constant {{mvar|δ}} expresses the [[limit of a sequence|limit]] of the [[ratio]] of distances between consecutive bifurcation diagram on {{math|''L<sub>i</sub>'' /''L''<sub>''i'' + 1</sub>}}. | rationality = Unknown | symbol = δ and α | decimal = 4.6692... and 2.5029... }} In [[mathematics]], specifically [[bifurcation theory]], the '''Feigenbaum constants''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|aɪ|ɡ|ə|n|b|aʊ|m}}<ref>{{Citation |title=The Feigenbaum Constant (4.669) – Numberphile | date=16 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrYE4MdoLQ |language=en |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref> {{mvar|δ}} and {{mvar|α}} are two [[mathematical constant]]s which both express ratios in a [[bifurcation diagram]] for a non-linear map. They are named after the physicist [[Mitchell J. Feigenbaum]].
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