cha·os (k   s )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. [Middle English, formless primordial space, from Latin, from Greek khaos.] cha·ot ic (-t k) adj.cha·ot i·cal·ly adv. |
chaos
Noun
complete disorder or confusion [Greek khaos]
chaotic adj
chaotically adv
chaotically adv
| 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. |
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.
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| Noun | 1. |  chaos - a state of extreme confusion and disorderconfusion - 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 |
chaos
noun disorder, confusion, mayhem, anarchy, lawlessness, pandemonium, entropy, bedlam, tumult, disorganization << OPPOSITE orderliness
Translations
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 대혼돈 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 대혼란의 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 무질서하게 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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