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The Butterfly EffectThe phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly’s w<strong>in</strong>gs mightcreate t<strong>in</strong>y changes <strong>in</strong> the atmosphere that may ultimatelyalter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even preventthe occurrence of a tornado <strong>in</strong> a certa<strong>in</strong> location. The flapp<strong>in</strong>gw<strong>in</strong>g represents a small change <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>itial condition of thesystem, which causes a cha<strong>in</strong> of events lead<strong>in</strong>g to large-scalealterations of events. Had the butterfly not flapped its w<strong>in</strong>gs,the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different.Of course the butterfly cannot literally cause a tornado. Thek<strong>in</strong>etic energy <strong>in</strong> a tornado is enormously larger than theenergy <strong>in</strong> the turbulence of a butterfly. The k<strong>in</strong>etic energy of atornado is ultimately provided by the sun and the butterfly canonly <strong>in</strong>fluence certa<strong>in</strong> details of weather events <strong>in</strong> a chaoticmanner. (from Wikipedia)

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