mandelbug/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 {schroedinbug}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-08)