consequence vs butterfly effect

butterfly effect vs consequence

consequence and butterfly effect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
butterfly effect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, butterfly effect is a hyponym of consequence; that is, butterfly effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	butterfly effect (noun)
having important effects or influence	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
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between consequence and butterfly effect

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