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Today's Quote
Chaos in Latin
Chaos theory as we know it today emerged somewhere in the 1970s, depending upon which authority you choose to believe. The ideas are not new, however. From the minds of ancient philosophers, orators, even emperors, came:
In bello parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt. (Julius Caesar)
In war great events are caused by small things. (parameter is king)
Munditiis capimur. (Ovid)
We are captivated by neatness. (chaos is in fact ordered)
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