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Butterfly effect   /bˈətərflˌaɪ ɪfˈɛkt/   Listen
Butterfly effect

noun
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.





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