The idea came to be known as the “butterfly effect” after Lorenz suggested that the flap of a butterfly's wings might ultimately cause a tornado. And the butterfly effect,
also known as “sensitive dependence on initial conditions,” has a
profound corollary: forecasting the future can be nearly impossible.Feb 22, 2011
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Lorenz subsequently dubbed his discovery "the butterfly effect": the nonlinear equations that govern the weather have such an incredible sensitivity to initial conditions, that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil could set off a tornado in Texas. And he concluded that long-range weather forecasting was doomed.
Feb 22, 2011 - The idea came to be known as the “butterfly effect” after Lorenz suggested that the flap of a butterfly's wings might ultimately cause a tornado. And the butterfly effect,
also known as “sensitive dependence on initial conditions,” has a
profound corollary: forecasting the future can be nearly impossible.
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