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Definition of Chaos
1. Noun. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Generic synonyms: Confusion
Specialized synonyms: Balagan
Derivative terms: Chaotic, Topsy-turvy
2. Noun. The formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos.
3. Noun. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe.
4. Noun. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions.
Generic synonyms: Dynamical System
Derivative terms: Chaotic
Definition of Chaos
1. n. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm.
Definition of Chaos
1. Noun. (initialism of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome) ¹
2. Noun. (slang) (initialism of can't have anyone over syndrome) ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss. ¹
4. Noun. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony ¹
5. Noun. Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration. ¹
6. Noun. (obsolete rare) A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment. ¹
7. Noun. (mathematics) Behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time. ¹
8. Noun. (fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaos
1. a state of total disorder; a confused mass [n -ES] : CHAOTIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Chaos
1. 1. State of such total disorganization that it has no constructive predicates. 2. A state in which no causal relationships are operating. Origin: G., primeval formless void (05 Mar 2000)