English Explanatory Dictionary

avalanche effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

avalanche effect avalanche effects
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