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I propose editing the "Interpretation" section as follows, my edit in brackets, for further clarification:

"On the cobweb plot, a stable fixed point corresponds to an inward spiral, while an unstable fixed point is an outward one. [It follows from the definition of a fixed point that these spirals will center at a point where the diagonal y=x line crosses the function graph.] A period 2 orbit is represented by a rectangle, while greater period cycles produce further, more complex closed loops. A chaotic orbit would show a 'filled out' area, indicating an infinite number of non-repeating values." Jw116104 (talk) 23:53, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think there should be one more column after the definition,method and interpretation columns names as applications of cobweb plot.The main use of cobweb plot is in military purposes.Detailed description is in http://escholar.salve.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=pell_theses.This column is very useful because everybody should know where actually the concept of cobweb plot is used and its major uses.