| 单词 | chaos |
| 释义 | chaos (once / 698 pages) n Chaos is a state of extreme confusion and disorder. Putting a dozen dogs and a dozen cats in the same room would probably lead to utter chaos. The word chaos derives from a Greek word meaning "chasm" or "void," which makes sense, given that chaos also refers to the formless state of matter before the cosmos was created. In math and science, chaos describes a system that will develop in wildly different ways with only tiny changes to the initial conditions. "Controlled chaos" is a phrase often used casually to describe something that looks out of control but which functions according to unseen rules or organization. WORD FAMILYchaos: chaoses, chaotic+/chaotic: chaotically USAGE EXAMPLESMeanwhile British politics is plunged into chaos, the result being that in ... Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The unknown assailant opened fire at Reina nightclub early on Sunday, before managing to flee amid the chaos. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Witnesses described scenes of chaos as revellers attempted to flee, some even throwing themselves into the Bosphorus to escape the gunfire. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos Hyper physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy 2n a state of extreme confusion and disorder Syn|Hypo|Hyper bedlam, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness balagan a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian) confusion disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably 3n (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions Hyper dynamical system (physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space Chaos (once / 11333 pages) n WORD FAMILY Chaos: Chaoses USAGE EXAMPLES“Chaos follows until a new system of order is established.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Starting over means the follow-up to the 2016 book, “Chaos,” will not be ready next fall. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The security investigators presented their findings at the Chaos Communications Congress in Germany. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) n (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe Exp Greek deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
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