In [[mathematics]], in the study of [[iterated function]]s and [[dynamical system]]s, a '''periodic point''' of a [[function (mathematics)|function]] is a point which the system returns to after a certain number of function iterations or a certain amount of time. | In [[mathematics]], in the study of [[iterated function]]s and [[dynamical system]]s, a '''periodic point''' of a [[function (mathematics)|function]] is a point which the system returns to after a certain number of function iterations or a certain amount of time. |