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n. (context mathematics English) The study of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
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Chaos theory is the field of study in mathematics that studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions—a response popularly referred to as the butterfly effect. Small differences in initial conditions (such as those due to rounding errors in numerical computation) yield widely diverging outcomes for such dynamical systems, rendering long-term prediction impossible in general. This happens even though these systems are deterministic, meaning that their future behavior is fully determined by their initial conditions, with no random elements involved. In other words, the deterministic nature of these systems does not make them predictable. This behavior is known as deterministic chaos, or simply chaos. The theory was summarized by Edward Lorenz as:
Chaotic behavior exists in many natural systems, such as weather and climate. It also occurs spontaneously in some systems with artificial components, such as road traffic. This behavior can be studied through analysis of a chaotic mathematical model, or through analytical techniques such as recurrence plots and Poincaré maps. Chaos theory has applications in several disciplines, including meteorology, sociology, physics, environmental science, computer science, engineering, economics, biology, ecology, and philosophy.
Chaos Theory is a 2008 comedy-drama film starring Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, and Stuart Townsend. The film was directed by Marcos Siega, written by Daniel Taplitz and Kathy Gori, and was shot in Vancouver, Canada.
Chaos theory is a scientific theory describing erratic behavior in certain nonlinear dynamical systems.
Chaos Theory may also refer to:
- The Chaos Theory, a 2002 album by Jumpsteady
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, a 2005 video game
- Chaos Theory – Splinter Cell 3 Soundtrack
- Chaos Theory (film), a 2008 comedy-drama film
- "Chaos Theory" (ER)
- "Chaos Theory" (CSI)
- "Chaos Theory" (The Unit)
- The third episode of the video game Life Is Strange
"Chaos Theory" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they deal with the monstrous Lash. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Lauren LeFranc, and directed by David Solomon.
Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Henry Simmons, and Luke Mitchell. Matthew Willig guest stars as Lash, with Blair Underwood playing his human form, Andrew Garner.
"Chaos Theory" originally aired on ABC on November 10, 2015, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 3.49 million viewers.
Usage examples of "chaos theory".
This led to considerations of chaos theory, then to Menninger and all the others for its manifestations in consciousness.
Analysing multiple simultaneous recordings from different regions of the cortex during and following odour learning, they argue that memories are represented in terms of fluctuating dynamic patterns of electrical activity across the entire brain region, fluctuations from which the application of chaos theory can extract pattern and order.
What I got interested in there was Complexity Theory, which is an outcome of Chaos Theory.
He had been one of the early pioneers in chaos theory, but his promising career had been disrupted by a severe injury during a trip to Costa Rica.
From the point of view of admittedly privileged white male technocrats such as Randy Waterhouse and his ancestors, the Palouse was like one big live-in laboratory for nonlinear aerodynamics and chaos theory.