butterfly effect | (n) 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 |
牵一发而动全身 | [牵 一 发 而 动 全 身 / 牽 一 髮 而 動 全 身] lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect #56,355 [Add to Longdo] |
蝴蝶效应 | [蝴 蝶 效 应 / 蝴 蝶 效 應] the butterfly effect (leading to chaotic dynamics) [Add to Longdo] |
バタフライ効果 | [バタフライこうか, batafurai kouka] (n) butterfly effect (chaos theory) [Add to Longdo] |