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butterfly effect vs result

result vs butterfly effect

butterfly effect and result both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butterfly effect Yes No No No
result Yes No Yes No
As nouns, result is a hypernym of butterfly effect; that is, result 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
  • result: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of butterfly effect include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, upshot.
butterfly effect (noun) result (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 a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
something that results
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
butterfly effect (verb) result (verb)
come about or follow as a consequence
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
produce as a result or residue
Difference between butterfly effect and result

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