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1. a. : a state of utter confusion. the blackout caused chaos throughout the city. b. : a confused mass or mixture. a chaos of television antennas. 2. a. often capitalized : a state of things in which chance is supreme. especially : the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms compare cosmos. b.
a state of total confusion with no order: Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads. Ever since our secretary walked out, the office has been in a state of total / utter chaos. We muddled up the name labels and chaos ensued (= resulted). Synonyms. anarchy. bedlam. commotion. confusion. disarray formal. disorder (CONFUSION) disorganization. havoc.
Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics. It focuses on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions. These were once thought to have completely random states of disorder and irregularities. [1]
Jul 16, 2008 · Chaos. First published Wed Jul 16, 2008; substantive revision Tue Oct 13, 2015. The big news about chaos is supposed to be that the smallest of changes in a system can result in very large differences in that system’s behavior. The so-called butterfly effect has become one of the most popular images of chaos.
noun [ U ] us / ˈkeɪ.ɑːs / uk / ˈkeɪ.ɒs / Add to word list. B2. a state of total confusion with no order: Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads. Ever since our secretary walked out, the office has been in a state of total / utter chaos. We muddled up the name labels and chaos ensued (= resulted). Synonyms. anarchy. bedlam. commotion.
noun. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. Synonyms: tumult, turmoil, jumble, disarray. Antonyms: calm, peace, order. any confused, disorderly mass: a chaos of meaningless phrases. the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe.
chaos theory, in mechanics and mathematics, the study of apparently random or unpredictable behaviour in systems governed by deterministic laws. A more accurate term, deterministic chaos, suggests a paradox because it connects two notions that are familiar and commonly regarded as incompatible.
