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112: 45: 64:. It typically refers to a linked sequence of events where the time between successive events is relatively short. The term can be used literally (about a series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (about causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics). 83:
is an initial undesirable event triggering additional ones in related equipment or facilities, leading to a total incident effect more severe than the primary accident alone.
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The metaphorical usage implies that an outcome is inevitable or highly likely (as it has already started to happen) – a form of
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is the cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a series of similar or related events, a form of
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Cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of other events
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argument. When this outcome is actually unlikely (the argument is
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A falling line of dominoes, each knocking the next over
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The literal, mechanical domino effect is exploited in
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Index

The Domino Effect
Domino effect (disambiguation)
Domino theory

chain reaction
falling row of dominoes
Rube Goldberg machines
domino reaction
process safety
domino-effect accident
slippery slope
fallacious
domino fallacy
icon
Society portal
Behavioral contagion
Butterfly effect
Cascading failure
Causality
Chinese whispers
Copycat crime
Domino theory
Kessler syndrome
Mathematical induction
Placebo effect
Side effect
Ripple effect
Snowball effect
"domino effect"
Wadsworth Publishing

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