the butterfly effect

相關詞: butterfly effect

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Definition

  1. a situation where a seemingly minor action or change has a large and significant effect, often in different places or globally, highlighting how small variations in initial conditions can lead to drastically different outcomes.

    蝴蝶效應(微小的变化可能導致巨大的影響)

    • The small software update seemed insignificant, but it caused a system-wide crash, a classic case of the butterfly effect.

      這個小軟件更新看起來微不足道,但卻導致了整個系統崩潰,這是一個典型的蝴蝶效應案例。

    • Economists use the butterfly effect to explain how global markets can fluctuate wildly due to a single nation's financial policies.

      經濟學家用蝴蝶效應來解釋全球市場如何因單一國家的金融政策而劇烈波動。

    • What started as a small misunderstanding escalated into an international crisis due to the butterfly effect.

      起初只是一個小誤解,由於蝴蝶效應,最終升級為一場國際危機。