chaos

[cha·os]

(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

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An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm.

Noun
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

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(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

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the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

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a state of extreme confusion and disorder


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An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm.

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The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms.

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Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.


Chaos

Cha"os , n. [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. , fr. (root ) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. Chasm.] 1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic]
Between us and there is fixed a great chaos.
2. The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and order forms. 3. Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.

An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm.

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Usage Examples

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn't real.

Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.

But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Gandhi has asked that the British Government should walk out of India and leave the Indian people to settle differences among themselves, even if it means chaos and confusion.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

I have so much chaos in my life, it's become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they're wrong.

Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos is not likely to be either happy or stable.

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

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