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butterfly effect

but·ter·fly ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy ih-fekt]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ ɪˈfɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy ih-fekt]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of butterfly effect words

  • noun butterfly effect 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 3
  • noun butterfly effect a cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time. 1
  • noun butterfly effect The technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. 0
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Origin of butterfly effect

First appearance:

before 1980
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 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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butterfly effect popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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