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1. (n.) butterfly effect
a cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time.
Etymology: (1980–85; so called from the notion that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings may set off currents that will grow into a large storm)
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1. (noun) butterfly effect
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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