Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect refers to  how one small variable can effect a giant system.  For example, this theory is called the Butterfly effect because it is believed that the air from a butterfly wings causes heavy winds and ultimately a tornado. This Idea was created by the a meteorologist Edward Lorenz who was testing his principle if Seagulls  wing movements change the weather.




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