chaos
/ˈkeɪˌɑs/ noun B1- The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration. · to descend into chaos· After the earthquake, the local hospital was in chaos
- A behavior of iterative nonlinear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
- One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
Plural chaoses
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