Effect - The Butterfly

: Lorenz famously asked, "Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?". This wasn't meant to imply that a butterfly causes a tornado, but that it could be the "trigger" that shifts a sensitive, deterministic system onto a different path.

The butterfly effect has moved beyond weather science into various fields: The Butterfly Effect - The Decision Lab The Butterfly Effect

: When Lorenz plotted his weather variables, they formed a swirling, three-dimensional shape that strikingly resembled a butterfly . 2. Modern Applications : Lorenz famously asked, "Does the flap of