Chaos: Limits to
Forecasting
¥After a few days, these initial
imperfections dominate forecasts,
rendering it useless.
¥Chaotic physical systems are
characterized by unpredictable
behavior due to their sensitivity to small changes in
initial state.
¥Evolutions of chaotic systems in nature
might appear random,
but they are bounded.
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Although bounded, they are unpredictable.