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avalanche effect

avalanche effect noun: a property of some cipher systems in which a small change in the input results in a very large change in the output.

Noun

avalanche effect (plural avalanche effects)

  1. A property of some cipher systems in which a small change in the input results in a very large change in the output.
  2. The rapid increase in the number of free electrons in a gas subjected to a strong electric field.

Forms of avalanche effect

pluralavalanche effects

Questions about avalanche effect

What does avalanche effect mean?
Avalanche effect means a property of some cipher systems in which a small change in the input results in a very large change in the output.
What part of speech is avalanche effect?
Avalanche effect is a noun.
What is the plural of avalanche effect?
The plural of avalanche effect is avalanche effects.

Words near avalanche effect in the dictionary

  1. Avakian
  2. Avakians
  3. aval
  4. Aval Milk
  5. avalanche
  6. avalanche effect
  7. avalanche effects
  8. avalanche lilies
  9. avalanche lily
  10. avalanched
  11. avalancheless

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