In such cases the chain of steps is referred to as a "signaling cascade" and often results in a small stimulus eliciting a large response.

在这种情况下，这一连串的步骤被称为信号级联放大，通常由一个微小的刺激所引发，由大量反应而告终。

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Once an isotope causes the crystal to flash, a photosensitive cathode releases electrons into a vacuum tube where a chain reaction produces a cascade, as in the Geiger counter.

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Given the panic that gripped private purse-strings last year, it is more likely that GM would have been liquidated, sending a cascade of destruction through the supply chain on which its rivals, too, depended.

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