The Lorenz system exhibits "chaos". This implies that it has "sensitive dependence on initial conditions". This -- SDIC -- means that starting point that are very very close will, over time, separate. This means that no matter how well you can estimate your current state, your long-term future, though deterministic, is uncertain. This is sometimes called the "butterfly effect".
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