Potential application to living things ·Complexity theory might help explain aspects of living things
Example: Cells involve both linearity and chaos.
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This is a Purpose in Context question concerning the faucet example in the second paragraph. Why does the author present this example? To help us understand what she said in the line immediately before the example: how tiny differences in initial conditions can produce large results at the end.
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demonstrate how a ███████ █████ ███████ █████ ██ █ ███████ ██████
The faucet example doesn't demonstrate linearity. It demonstrates nonlinearity.
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illustrate how small ███████ ██ █████ ███ ███████ █████ ███████ ██ ██████
This best captures the purpose of the example. The author wants to help us understand nonlinearity.
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provide an example ██ █ ███████ ██████ ██████
The faucet example doesn't demonstrate linearity. It demonstrates nonlinearity.
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explain why a ██████ ██████ ██ ████ ██████ ███ ███████
The author believes some systems can be both linear and chaotic.
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remove an obstacle ██ ██████████ ██ ███████████ ███████
The purpose of the example is to help us understand nonlinearity. We have no reason to think the example is connected to removing an obstacle to prediction. If anything, the example shows why predictions can be difficult.
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