A better technical term that can well explain this idea is the "Butterfly Effect".

有一个更专业的术语可以更好地解释这个想法，那就是“蝴蝶效应”。

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Stated another way, the "butterfly Effect" does not propose that a butterfly flapping its wings causes the change, merely that the flapping results in an imperceptible change in local conditions.

换种方式说，“蝴蝶效应”并没有宣称一只蝴蝶扇动了它的翅膀从而导致了改变，而仅仅是那扇动造成了局部条件的一个无法察觉的变化。

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CALL it an instance of the butterfly effect.

这是一个蝴蝶效应的实例。

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Instead of the butterfly effect call it the band-aid effect.

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Some movies and TV shows ("The Butterfly Effect, " "Lost, " "Primer") agonize over these plot inconsistencies, trying to tie up every conceivable loose end.

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