human
Can you please explain what the “Butterfly Effect” is?
assistant
The 'Butterfly Effect' is a term used to describe the idea that even small changes can have a large effect. It is widely used in chaos theory to explain how small differences in the initial conditions can lead to widely varying outcomes over time in a nonlinear system. It is often used metaphorically in popular culture to describe how the smallest of changes can unexpectedly cause larger changes over time. The idea of the Butterfly Effect is often expressed by saying that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world can cause a hurricane in another part of the world.