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result vs butterfly effect

butterfly effect vs result

result and butterfly effect both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
result Yes No Yes No
butterfly effect Yes No No No
As nouns, butterfly effect is a hyponym of result; that is, butterfly effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than result:
  • result: 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
result (noun) butterfly effect (noun)
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem 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 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
result (verb) butterfly effect (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 result and butterfly effect

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