1. A state of extreme confusion and disorder
   "The announcement caused chaos in the stock market";
   - pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom [informal], topsy-turvyness [informal], madhouse [informal], tohubohu [US]
    
2. The formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
   "Some creation myths describe chaos as the primordial state of the universe"
    
3. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
   "The weather system exhibits chaos, making long-term predictions difficult"

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

Derived forms: chaoses

Type of: confusion, dynamical system, Greek deity, physical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Chaos, Solitons & Fractals