| 单词 | butterfly effect |
| 释义 | butterfly effectnouna cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time. Origin of butterfly effectFirst 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 Words nearby butterfly effectbutterfly chair, butterfly closure, butterfly collar, butterfly damper, butterfly diagram, butterfly effect, butterflyfish, butterfly flower, butterfly net, butterfly nut, butterfly orchid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for butterfly effectbutterfly effect nounthe 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 Word Origin for butterfly effectC20: from the theory that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world might ultimately cause a hurricane in another part of the world Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for butterfly effectbutterfly effect [ bŭt′ər-flī′ ] A phenomenon in which a small perturbation in the initial condition of a system results in large changes in later conditions. Such phenomena are common in complex dynamical systems and are studied in chaos theory. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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