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But·ter·fly ef·fect

/ˈbədərˌflaɪ əˈfɛkt/

noun
- 1. (in chaos theory) the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.
Word Origin 1970s: first described in relation to meteorology, from the notion that a butterfly fluttering in Rio de Janeiro could change the weather in Chicago.
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Idea that small causes can have large effects in complex or nonlinear dynamic systems
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. The term is closely associated with the work of mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz. Wikipedia
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