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English noun: butterfly effect

1. butterfly effect (phenomenon) 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


Broader (hypernym)consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot









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