attraction vs attractor

attraction

noun
  • The tendency to attract. 

  • An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject. 

  • The feeling of being attracted. 

  • An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents. 

  • The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king. 

attractor

noun
  • Something which attracts. 

  • A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed. 

How often have the words attraction and attractor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )