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chaos

[ key-os ]

noun

  1. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. any confused, disorderly mass:

    a chaos of meaningless phrases.

  3. the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe.
  4. (initial capital letter) the personification of this in any of several ancient Greek myths.
  5. Obsolete. a chasm or abyss.


chaos

/ ˈkeɪɒs; keɪˈɒtɪk /

noun

  1. complete disorder; utter confusion
  2. usually capital the disordered formless matter supposed to have existed before the ordered universe
  3. an obsolete word for abyss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chaos

/ ŏ′ /

  1. 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.
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chaos

  1. A new branch of science that deals with systems whose evolution depends very sensitively upon the initial conditions. Turbulent flows of fluids (such as white water in a river) and the prediction of the weather are two areas where chaos theory has been applied with some success.
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Derived Forms

  • chaotic, adjective
  • ˈdzپ, adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chaos1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin, Greek áDz; akin to chasm, yawn, gape
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chaos1

C15: from Latin, from Greek khaos; compare chasm , yawn
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During the campaign, Luna positioned himself as the calm antidote to what he described as the “dysfunction and chaos” of his opponent.

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"His grin, the way he'd sneak around causing chaos and then act like nothing happened, made life with him unpredictable but never dull," they said.

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She said there was "no clear path through the complexity and chaos" that the new tariffs would unleash worldwide.

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My favorite stock market commentator, asset manager Barry Ritholtz, urges his followers to “tune out the noise, turn off the TV, and avoid the trolling, wild gesticulations, and chaos” produced by Trump.

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That’s largely because of popular distaste for Musk’s role at DOGE, the quasi-governmental agency that has run roughshod through government programs, causing chaos in its wake.

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