Definition of Chaos

1. Noun. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.

Exact synonyms: Bedlam, Pandemonium, Topsy-turvydom, Topsy-turvyness
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.
Generic synonyms: Physical Phenomenon

3. Noun. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe.
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity

4. Noun. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaos

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chantries
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chants
chanty
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chaoite
chaolite
chaological
chaologist
chaologists
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chaomancy
chaophilia
chaos-theory
chaos theory
chaoses
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chaotic attractor
chaotic heart
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chaoticist
chaoticists
chaoticities
chaoticity
chaotick

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