Chaos

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noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek — more at gum
Date: 15th century
1. obsolete chasm, abyss
2.
- a. often capitalized a state of things in which chance is supreme; especially the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms — compare cosmos
- b. the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex natural system (as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart)
3.
- a. a state of utter confusion <the blackout caused chaos throughout the city
- b. a confused mass or mixture chaos of television antennas
? chaotic adjective
? chaotically adverb