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. |
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| Adj. | 1. | chaotic - lacking a visible order or organization disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate" |
| 2. | chaotic - completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" | |
| 3. | chaotic - of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" |
chaotic
adjective disordered, confused, uncontrolled, anarchic, tumultuous, lawless, riotous, topsy-turvy, disorganized, purposeless
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