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Chaos (derived from the Greek Χάος, Chaos) typically refers to unpredictability, and is the antithetical concept of cosmos. The word χάος did not mean "disorder" in classical-period ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, space" (see Chaos (mythology)). Chaos is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek χάσμα), and Anglo-Saxon gānian ("yawn"), geanian, ginian ("gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnungagap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ταραχή.). Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Chaos. ... Look up chaos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Predictability refers to the degree that a correct prediction of a systems state can be made either qualitatively or quantitatively. ... The Ancient and Medieval cosmos as depicted in Peter Apians Cosmographia (Antwerp, 1539). ... The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Chaos. ... The Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) is the hypothetical common ancestor of the Indo-European languages, spoken by the Proto-Indo-Europeans. ... The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... In Norse mythology, Ginnungagap (seeming emptiness or gaping gap) was a vast chasm that existed before the ordering of the world. ...

Cause and consequence

Chaos is the complexity of causality or the relationship between events. This means that any insignificant event in the universe has the potential to trigger a chain reaction that will change the whole system. A well known saying in connection with this issue is "A butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world can cause a tornado on the other side of the earth." This is also known as the "butterfly effect".^[1] It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Point attractors in 2D phase space. ...

Scientific and mathematical chaos

Main article: Chaos theory

Mathematically, chaos means an aperiodic deterministic behavior which is very sensitive to its initial conditions, i.e., infinitesimal perturbations of boundary conditions for a chaotic dynamic system originate finite variations of the orbit in the phase space. For other uses, see Chaos Theory (disambiguation). ...

Physics

Main article: Chaos (physics)

Chaos in physics is often considered analogous to thermodynamic entropy. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Chaos. ... Thermodynamics (from the Greek θερμη, therme, meaning heat and δυναμις, dynamis, meaning power) is a branch of physics that studies the effects of changes in temperature, pressure, and volume on physical systems at the macroscopic scale by analyzing the collective motion of their particles using statistics. ...

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Chaos in action

For the now-popular alternate reality game Silverladder, the Two of Spades represents chaos. Alternate Reality, see Alternate Reality (computer game). ... Silverladder is a website that many are currently calling an alternate reality game. ...