Chaos

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Hyphenation 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Related terms 1.3 See Also

English

Noun

chaos (uncountable)

Hyphenation

cha·os

1. A state of disorder.
2. A force that seeks to spread disorder.
3. (mathematics) The mathematical uncertainty caused by undiscovered , or unperceived factors as well as natural variability and random changes.

Translations

state of disorder

Dutch: chaos m Finnish: kaaos French: chaos m Hebrew: תוהו ובוהו (Tohu Wabohu) Hungarian: káosz Interlingua: chaos Italian: caos m

Japanese: (2): カオス (kaosu); (3): 混乱 (こんらん, konran), 無秩序 (むちつじょ, muchitsujo), 混沌 (こんとん, konton) Portuguese: caos m Romanian: haos n Russian: хаос n Romanica: chaos m Spanish: caos Swedish: kaos n

force that seeks to spread disorder

mathematical uncertainty

Related terms

• chaos theory
• chaotic

See Also

• entropy
• discord
• capricious