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';
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- Japanese
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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
- English
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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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