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butterfly effect
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Definition of BUTTERFLY EFFECT
: a property of chaotic systems (as the atmosphere) by which small changes in initial conditions can lead to large-scale and unpredictable variation in the future state of the system
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First Known Use of BUTTERFLY EFFECT
1984
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