chaos theory
Britishnoun
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His chaos theory could win this in the blink of an eye.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
Although we may commonly use the phrase to denote the seeming interconnectedness of our own lives, the term "butterfly effect" is sometimes associated with chaos theory.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
A new staging presented by Bedlam makes a valiant effort to adapt Stoppard’s cerebral probes into chaos theory, Newtonian law, thermodynamics and metaphysics for a 2023 audience, but the result is a muddled one.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023
I talk about some examples in the book that there are paradigm-breaking developments: Plate tectonics was one of them, chaos theory is another and we can go on.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2023
Maybe the chaos theory of cosmology could explain it.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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