Fixed point

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The naming convention in Scholarpedia is that fixed points are for mappings

$x_{n+1} = f(x_n)$

( $x$ is a fixed point if $x=f(x)$ ), whereas equilibria are for flows (ODEs)

$x'=f(x)$

( $x$ is an equilibrium point if $f(x)=0$ ).,