mandelbug
nounEtymology Blend of Mandelbrot + bug, in reference to the Mandelbrot set.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Informal A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.
- Try to determine as soon as you can if this is a problem you can solve, or whether it's a mandelbug that technical support needs to look at.1997, David Hutchinson, The Internet Workbook for Health Professionals, page 145:
- Related terms
- bohrbug, heisenbug, schroedinbug, schrödinbug