Definitions for black swan
black swan

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1. black swan, Cygnus atratusnoun

   large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill

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1. black swannoun

   An Australian swan whose feathers are black.

2. black swannoun

   An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist.

3. black swannoun

   An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist, subsequently shown to exist.

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1. Black swan

   The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. It is a large bird with mostly black plumage and a red bill. It is a monogamous breeder, with both partners sharing incubation and cygnet-rearing duties. The black swan was introduced to various countries as an ornamental bird in the 1800s, but has managed to escape and form stable populations. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the black swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis. Black swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands. It is a popular bird in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range. This bird is a regional symbol of both Western Australia, where it is native, and the English town of Dawlish, where it is an introduced species.

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1. black swan

   A Black Swan is a term used in the realm of finance to describe an extremely rare or unpredictable event that has severe consequences. The term is often associated with major economic events, such as the 2008 financial crisis. The concept was popularized by finance professor and former Wall Street trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book "The Black Swan". Moreover, this term is used to emphasize that traditional risk management methods using predictive models are inadequate in predicting these extreme events. The term comes from the once widespread presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. In that context, a black swan was a metaphor for something that could not exist.

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1. Black Swan

   The Black Swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The species was hunted to extinction in New Zealand, but later reintroduced. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. Black Swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. They are monogamous breeders that share incubation duties and cygnet rearing between the sexes. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the Black Swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis. Black Swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands. Black Swans are popular birds in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of black swan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of black swan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of black swan in a Sentence

1. John Thomas:

   Our models it would probably change turnout by three points and that might just be it, barring a black swan event in some of those Congressional seats, with a Democrat imploding, a three-point shift [in turnout], is probably untenable.

2. Zhang Hanwen:

   This isn't to say we conclusively disproved any human involvement, in our scenario, modern humans settled on each landmass after proboscidean extinction risk had already escalated. An ingenious, highly adaptable social predator like our species could be the perfect black swan occurrence to deliver the coup de grâce.

3. Yuji Nishiyama:

   Uncertainty about nuclear operations makes management more cautious in its decision-making and therefore the speed of dividend restoration could be slowed, and they may feel the need to have more equity to cope with black swan events, resulting in potential capital raising and less lucrative shareholder returns.

4. Jared Kushner:

   The more time I spend with Donald Trump working with Donald Trump, the more I realize I don't bet against Donald Trump instincts, donald Trump's a black swan. Donald Trump's been a black swan all of his life.

5. Jared Kushner:

   Donald Trump's a black swan. Donald Trump's been a black swan all of his life.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=black swan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Black_Swan
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=black swan