Is refers to a theory emerged historically of the phrase in latin rare avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno (an ave rare in it land, similar to a Swan black) that speaks of the importance for the history of the humanity that have them events unexpected, ends and random, normally ignored by its low probability of give is. A Black Swan, is therefore something rare and unexpected, very rare but important.
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