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<jargon, programming> /man'del-buhg/ (From the Mandelbrot set) A bug whose underlying causes are so complex and obscure as to make its behaviour appear chaotic or even nondeterministic. This term implies that the speaker thinks it is a Bohr bug, rather than a heisenbug.
See also schrödinbug.
(1995-02-08)
Nearby terms: Mandala « Mandelbrot, Benoit « Mandelbrot set « mandelbug » Mandy Rice-Davis Applies » manged » mangle
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