Definition:Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions
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Definition
Let a dynamical system be such that the orbits of adjacent points evolve in ways which are markedly different.
Such a dynamical system exhibits sensitive dependence on initial conditions.
Also see
- Results about chaos theory can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): chaos
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): chaos