chain reaction

Definitions

1. A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
   physical
2. A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
3. A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“polymerase chain reaction”

“The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.”

“You need⟳ the evening action / A place⟳ to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance / It's a chain reaction / You'll see⟳ the people of the world coming out to dance⟳”

“That is, systemic risk⟳ is the risk⟳ of a chain reaction of falling interconnected dominos.”

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