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chaos

cha·os [ káy òss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. disorder: a state of complete disorder and confusion

2. cosmology earliest condition of universe: the unbounded space and formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe

3. physics apparent disorder: the unpredictability inherent in a system such as the weather, in which apparently random changes occur as a result of the system's extreme sensitivity to small differences in initial conditions

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin< Greek khaos "void, abyss"]
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