In 2005, a few years before he died, Edward Lorenz wrote this definition of what chaos theory is all about: “Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” Colloquially, chaos is disorder. Formally, it’s actually deterministic, but extremely sensitive to initial conditions.
OSD 186: Tyranny of small decisions
OSD 186: Tyranny of small decisions
OSD 186: Tyranny of small decisions
In 2005, a few years before he died, Edward Lorenz wrote this definition of what chaos theory is all about: “Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.” Colloquially, chaos is disorder. Formally, it’s actually deterministic, but extremely sensitive to initial conditions.