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chaotic behavior

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chaotic behavior [kā′äd·ik bi′hā·vyər]
(mechanics)
The behavior of a system whose final state depends so sensitively on the system's precise initial state that the behavior is in effect unpredictable and cannot be distinguished from a random process, even though it is strictly determinate in a mathematical sense. Also known as chaos.
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