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butterfly effect vs effect

effect vs butterfly effect

butterfly effect and effect both are nouns.

butterfly effect is not a verb while effect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butterfly effect Yes No No No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hypernym of butterfly effect; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than butterfly effect:
  • butterfly effect: 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
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of butterfly effect include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
butterfly effect (noun) effect (noun)
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 an outward appearance
(of a law) having legal validity
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
butterfly effect (verb) effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between butterfly effect and effect

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