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chaos

Dictionary definition · Chaos

noun

  1. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
  2. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  3. the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  4. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

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