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单词 butterfly effect
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
butterfly effect′, 
  1. a cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time.
  • so called from the notion that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings may set off currents that will grow into a large storm 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
butterfly effect n
  1. the idea, used in chaos theory, that a very small difference in the initial state of a physical system can make a significant difference to the state at some later time
Etymology: 20th Century: from the theory that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world might ultimately cause a hurricane in another part of the world
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