Explain this quote please?

Question

It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.

-Chaos Theory

Answer 1

Its the same as little drops of water make the mighty ocean similarly small things put together can cause havoc

Answer 2

wow, very complicated

i guess it cud mean if u start small u can make a huge effect.....??

Answer 3

The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately alter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in a certain location. The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale alterations of events. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different. Of course the butterfly cannot literally cause a tornado. The kinetic energy in a tornado is enormously larger than the energy in the turbulence of a butterfly. The kinetic energy of a tornado is ultimately provided by the sun and the butterfly can only influence certain details of weather events in a chaotic manner.

It also means that a man's action can cause a problem or can prevent it.

Answer 4

It could also apply to the Ripple Effect/Cause and Effect. What you do effects this, then that goes on and on and on like a ripple. Kind of like a string of dominoes.

Answer 5

the meaning can be .. if a flutter of a buterfly's wing can bring a typhoon..

then why cant a man' with his knowledge and faith change the whole world

Answer 6

start small finish BIG!

Answer 7

My limited understanding of the "Chaos Theory" is that even the smallest of events can have a huge effect on the world. Think of dropping a pebble in a lake. It's the tiniest fraction of the size/weight/etc of the lake, but it still causes ripples across a large surface area.

That's the best way I can think to describe it.