butterfly effect

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butterfly effect Meaning of "butterfly effect"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago

Usage(s):

  1. Though Lorenz initially used a seagull as his example, he settled on the more poetic creature, giving rise to the term butterfly effect.
  2. Her formidable will is just as evident as those big eyes, and it is the contrast, the steel- butterfly effect, that is fascinating.
  3. I do like the performance in butterfly effect.
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