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Etymology

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Calque of English butterfly effect.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fɛkt mɔˈtɨ.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨla

Noun

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efekt motyla m inan

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the singular) butterfly effect (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory)
    Coordinate terms: efekt domina, efekt śnieżnej kuli

Declension

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Further reading

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  • efekt motyla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • efekt motyla in Polish dictionaries at PWN