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butterfly effect

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noun

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

noun.phenomenon

Source: WordNet 3.0

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butterfingers butterfish butterflower butterfly butterfly bush butterfly collector butterfly fish butterfly flower butterfly nut butterfly orchid butterfly orchis butterfly pea

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