Butterfly effect (disambiguation)

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The butterfly effect is a metaphor for sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory.

It may also refer to:

Books

• A Sound of Thunder, a short story by Ray Bradbury, that popularized the phrase "butterfly effect" (as originated by Edward Lorenz).
• Butterfly Effect, a collection of poetry by Harry Humes
• Murder in Maine: The Butterfly Effect, a novel by Mildred B. Davis and Katherine Roome

Film and television

• The Butterfly Effect, a 2004 film
• The Butterfly Effect 2, a 2006 film
• The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations, a 2009 film

TV

• "The Butterfly Effect" (Heroes), an episode of Heroes
• Two episodes of Ugly Betty:
  • "The Butterfly Effect Part 1"
  • "The Butterfly Effect Part 2"
• "Butterfly Effect" (Unforgettable), an episode of Unforgettable

Games

• Until Dawn, an in-game system called the "Butterfly Effect" in which any choice of action by the player may cause unforeseen consequences later on.
• Life is Strange, uses the butterfly effect in its game mechanics.

Various

• Butterfly effect in popular culture

Music

• The Butterfly Effect (band), an Australian hard rock band

Albums

• The Butterfly Effect (EP), an EP by the band
• Butterfly Effect (Ashley Roberts album)
• The Butterfly Effect (Diana Yukawa album)
• The Butterfly Effect (Moonspell album)

Songs

• "Butterfly Effect" (song), a song by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku