chaos

cha·os  (ks)

n.

1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.

2. A disorderly mass; a jumble: The desk was a chaos of papers and unopened letters.

3. often Chaos The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.

4. Mathematics A dynamical system that has a sensitive dependence on its initial conditions.

5. Obsolete An abyss; a chasm.

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[Middle English, formless primordial space, from Latin, from Greek khaos.]

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cha·otic (-tk) adj.

cha·oti·cal·ly adv.

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chaos [ˈkeɪɒs]

n

1. complete disorder; utter confusion

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (usually capital) the disordered formless matter supposed to have existed before the ordered universe

3. an obsolete word for abyss

[from Latin, from Greek khaos; compare chasm, yawn]

chaotic  [keɪˈɒtɪk] adj

chaotically  adv

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chaos  (ks)

The behavior of systems that follow deterministic laws but appear random and unpredictable. Chaotic systems very are sensitive to initial conditions; small changes in those conditions can lead to quite different outcomes. One example of chaotic behavior is the flow of air in conditions of turbulence. See more at fractal.

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Chaos any confused or disorderly collection or state of things; a conglomeration of parts or elements without order or connexion. See also clutter, confusion.

Examples: chaos of accidental knowledge; of foul disorders, 1579; of green and grey mists, 1878; of laws and regulations, 1781.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chaos - a state of extreme confusion and disorder bedlam, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" balagan - a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!"
	2.	chaos - the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
	3.	Chaos - (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	4.	chaos - (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" dynamical system - (physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space

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chaos

noun disorder, confusion, mayhem, anarchy, lawlessness, pandemonium, entropy, bedlam, tumult, disorganization The country appears to be sliding towards chaos.
organization, neatness, tidiness, orderliness

Quotations
"Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds" [George Santayana Dominations and Powers]
"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit" [Henry Brooks Adams The Education of Henry Adams]

Translations

chaos [ˈkeiɒs]

A. N → caos m
to be in chaos [house] → estar en completo desorden; [country] → estar en el caos
see organized

B. CPD chaos theory N → teoría f del caos

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chaos [ˈkeɪɒs] n → chaos m
chaos theory n → théorie f du chaos

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chaos

n → Chaos nt, → Durcheinander nt; complete chaos → ein totales Durcheinander

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chaos [ˈkeɪɒs] n → caos m
to be in chaos → essere nel caos

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chaos

n chaos [ˈkeios]

complete disorder or confusion The place was in utter chaos after the burglary. chaos خَواء، فَوْضى، خَراب хаос chaos virvar; kaos das Chaos χάος caos kaos به هم ریختگی؛ آشفتگی kaaos, sekasorto chaos תוֹהוּ וָבוֹהוּ अव्यवस्था kaos káosz kekacauan kaós, óreiða caos 混沌 혼돈 chaosas, netvarka haoss huru-hara chaos kaos chaos caos haos хаос chaos zmešnjava haos kaos ความยุ่งเหยิง kaos, kargaşa 混亂 хаос, безладдя افراتفری ، فساد sự hỗn loạn 混乱

adj chaˈotic [-tik]

chaoties مُشَوَّش، فَوْضى، خَراب хаотичен chaotický kaotisk chaotisch χαώδης caótico kaootiline آشفته؛ پر هرج و مرج kaoottinen chaotique מְבוּלְגַן अव्यवस्थित kaotičan, zbrkan zűrzavaros kacau óskipulegur caotico 混沌とした 혼돈된 chaotiškas haotisks kehuru-haraan chaotisch kaotisk chaotyczny caótico haotic хаотичный chaotický kaotičen haotičan kaotisk ที่ยุ่งเหยิง karmakarışık, altüst 混亂的 хаотичний بد نظم ، بے ترتیب thuộc hỗn loạn 混乱的

adv chaˈotically

chaoties بِفَوْضى كامِلَه хаотично chaoticky kaotiskt chaotisch χαοτικά caóticamente kaootiliselt بطور آشفته kaoottisesti chaotiquement בְּעִרבּוּבִיָה अव्यवस्थित ढंग से kaotičan, zbrkan fejetlenül berantakan óskipulega in modo caotico 混沌として 혼돈스럽게 chaotiškai haotiski dengan huru-hara chaotisch kaotisk chaotycznie caoticamente (în mod) haotic хаотично chaoticky zmedeno haotično kaotiskt อย่างยุ่งเหยิง karmakarışık olarak 混亂地 хаотично بد نظمی سے một cách hỗn loạn 混乱地

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chaos → فوضى chaos kaos Chaos χάος caos kaaos chaos kaos caos 大混乱 혼돈 chaos kaos zamieszanie caos хаос kaos ความสับสน kargaşa sự hỗn loạn 混乱