Unraveling the Mystery of the Black Swan Effect

The Black Swan Effect Explained

Oliur Rahman
Age of Awareness
Published in
7 min readDec 8, 2022

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A black swan is unpredictable beyond what we'd normally expect in any situation and has potentially severe ramifications. They are characterized by extreme rarity and severe and widespread impact.

The term was first made popular by a writer, finance professor, and former Wall Street trader named Nicholas…

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Oliur Rahman
Age of Awareness

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