butterfly effect
noun/ˈbʌtəflaɪ ɪfekt/
/ˈbʌtərflaɪ ɪfekt/
- the idea that a very small change in one part of a system can have large effects in other partsTopics Change, cause and effectc2Word Origin1980s: from the notion in chaos theory that a butterfly fluttering in Rio de Janeiro could change the weather in Chicago.
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