noun
the idea that a very small change in one part of a system can have large effects in other parts
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: from the notion in chaos theory that a butterfly fluttering in Rio de Janeiro could change the weather in Chicago.
noun
the idea that a very small change in one part of a system can have large effects in other parts
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: from the notion in chaos theory that a butterfly fluttering in Rio de Janeiro could change the weather in Chicago.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005