柯林斯詞典catastrophe theory 1. N a mathematical theory that classifies surfaces according to their form 突變理論; 根據(jù)外形將表麪進(jìn)行分類(lèi)的數(shù)學(xué)理論2. N the popular application of this theory to the explanation of abruptly changing phenomena, as by the discontinuity of a line on the topmost fold of a folded surface 突變理論應(yīng)用; 用以解釋突然變化的現(xiàn)象，如折曡麪的最高折曡麪上線(xiàn)的不連續(xù)性 返回 catastrophe theory