Day 141 of 365

May 21

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Physics

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect suggests that small changes can lead to large consequences in complex systems. Named after the idea that a butterfly's wings might cause a tornado weeks later, it's a cornerstone of chaos theory. This principle explains why long-term weather prediction is fundamentally limited.

💡 Did you know?

The term was coined accidentally when meteorologist Edward Lorenz used a butterfly metaphor in his research title!

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