Scott Enerson Mrs. Smith ITV Adv. This seemingly simple question has a more complicated answer than one first perceives. Chaos theory is a relatively new branch of mathematics.
Most people are unfamiliar with chaos theory.
A definition of chaos theory eludes direct response, just as Mandelbrot's question about the coastline of Britain escapes immediate explanation. The word 'chaos' takes on many connotations. This new branch of mathematics is still in its infancy, though. Several principles in chaos theory exist. A tree, for example, is nothing more than miniscule copies of itself.