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    Fixed Point

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    A fixed point is a point that does not change upon application of a map, system of differential equations, etc. In particular, a fixed point of a function f(x) is a point x_0 such that f(x_0) = x_0. The fixed point of a function f starting from an initial value x can be computed in the Wolfram Language using FixedPoint[f, x]. Similarly, to get a list of the values obtained by iterating the function until a fixed point is reached, the command FixedPointList[f, x] can be used. The following table lists the smallest positive fixed points for several simple functions.

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