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chaotic

cha·ot·ic [ kay óttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. disordered: completely disordered and out of control

2. inherently unpredictable: describes the state of a system according to chaos theory

[Early 18th century. <chaos]

cha·ot·i·cal·ly adverb
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