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Meaning of chaos

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chaos

Pronunciation:/ˈkeɪ.ɒs//ˈkeɪ.ɑs/

noun

Definitions

  1. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

  2. Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.

    Example: After the earthquake, the local hospital was in chaos

  3. A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.

  4. One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.