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Early computational models showcasing this property were programmed by Ellen Fetter in a role that she took over from Margaret Hamilton. Systems with this property’s “quantum” form can retain “scarring” linked to their classical analogs. This property titles a 1987 James Gleick book about “Making (20[1])a New Science” that discusses Feigenbaum’s characterization of period-doubling (20[1])bifurcations. (20[5])Curves that (20[2])resemble many overlapping (*) figure-eights illustrate this (10[1])property (10[4])in the Lorenz attractor. (10[2])This property (10[1])arises (10[2])when a system is highly sensitive (10[1])to minor (10[1])changes (10[2])in initial (10[2])conditions, (10[2])as exemplified by the double (10[1])pendulum. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this property (10[1])of unpredictable systems (10[1])that feature the butterfly effect. ■END■ (10[1])

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