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- DictionaryMur·phy's Law/ˈmərfēz ˈlô/
noun
- 1. a supposed law of nature, expressed in various humorous popular sayings, to the effect that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
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An adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong".
Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." In some formulations, it is extended to "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time." Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and is named after, American aerospace engineer Edward A. Wikipedia