11412334-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';
 
Chinese (simplified) 蝴蝶 效应 , 蝴蝶效应
英語 butterfly effect
Indonesian efek kupu-kupu
日本語 バタフライ効果
Malaysian kesan rama-rama
Definitions
英語
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
日本語
複雑なシステムにおいてひとつの場所での小さな変化が別の場所で大きな影響を持つ現象、例えば、リオデジャネイロでその翼をはばたかせている蝶がシカゴで天気を変えるかもしれない
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Hypernym: consequence
Semantic Field: phenomenonn
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