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chaos

UK
/ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
US
/ˈkeɪ.ɑs/

Translations

chaosnoun
chaoses
pl
The city was in chaos after the storm.
Город был в хаосе после шторма.
Additional translations
беспорядок
анархия
суматоха
Synonyms
disorder
confusion
turbulence
mayhem
anarchy
bedlam
havoc
tumult
disarray
upheaval
Antonyms
order
calm
harmony
system
chaosadjective
UK
/ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
US
/ˈkeɪ.ɑs/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "chaos theory"), functioning adjectivally.

Definitions

chaosnoun
A state of complete disorder and confusion.
The sudden storm caused chaos in the city, with traffic jams and power outages everywhere.
The formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe.
In many creation myths, the universe is born out of chaos.
In mathematics and physics, behavior that appears random and is extremely sensitive to initial conditions, typically arising in nonlinear dynamical systems.
The double pendulum is a classic example of chaos in mechanics.
chaosadjective
Relating to or characterized by chaos, especially unpredictable or complex behavior.
Scientists are developing chaos algorithms for secure encryption.
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