"butterfly effect" meaning in Anglais

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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "orig": "anglais",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1972) Composé de butterfly (« papillon de jour ») et de effect (« effet »), issu du nom de la thèse Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas? (« Prédictibilité : Le battement d’aile d’un papillon au Brésil peut-il déclencher une tornade au Texas? ») par Edward Lorenz."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "butterfly effects",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbʌt.ɚ.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkts\\",
        "\\ˈbʌt.ə.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkts\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chaos theory"
    },
    {
      "word": "domino effect"
    },
    {
      "word": "ripple effect"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Effet papillon."
      ],
      "id": "fr-butterfly_effect-en-noun-O7KB4xfK"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈbʌt.ɚ.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkt\\",
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    },
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      "ipa": "\\ˈbʌt.ə.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkt\\",
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        "Royaume-Uni"
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  ],
  "word": "butterfly effect"
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    "anglais"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1972) Composé de butterfly (« papillon de jour ») et de effect (« effet »), issu du nom de la thèse Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas? (« Prédictibilité : Le battement d’aile d’un papillon au Brésil peut-il déclencher une tornade au Texas? ») par Edward Lorenz."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "butterfly effects",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbʌt.ɚ.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkts\\",
        "\\ˈbʌt.ə.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkts\\"
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chaos theory"
    },
    {
      "word": "domino effect"
    },
    {
      "word": "ripple effect"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Effet papillon."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈbʌt.ɚ.ˌflaɪ ɪ.ˌfɛkt\\",
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  "word": "butterfly effect"
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