Butterfly Effect
nounid
22537·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
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Information Class
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Variants
- plural
- Butterfly Effects
- possessive
- Butterfly Effect's
- pluralpossessive
- Butterfly Effects'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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 ChicagoDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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