Chaos
Encyclopedia
Mythology, philosophy, and religion
- Chaos (cosmogony)Chaos (cosmogony)Chaos refers to the formless or void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, more specifically the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth....
, the concept in classical creation myths- a chasm or abyss, especially in biblical usage, see AbyssAbyss (religion)Abyss refers to a bottomless pit, to the underworld, to the deepest ocean floor, or to hell.The English word "abyss" derives from the late Latin abyssimus through French abisme , hence the poetic form "abysm", with examples dating to 1616 and earlier to rhyme with "time"...
- prima materia, the primordial state from which the cosmos originated
- chaoskampf, an allegorical or mythological battle between a hero and a chaos monster (dragon)
- a chasm or abyss, especially in biblical usage, see Abyss
- Chaos magicChaos magicChaos magic is a school of the modern magical tradition which emphasizes the pragmatic use of belief systems and the creation of new and unorthodox methods.-General principles:...
, a branch of occultism
Science and mathematics
- any state of confusion or disorder, see disorder
- RandomnessRandomnessRandomness has somewhat differing meanings as used in various fields. It also has common meanings which are connected to the notion of predictability of events....
, a lack of intelligible pattern or combination - Chaos theoryChaos theoryChaos theory is a field of study in mathematics, with applications in several disciplines including physics, economics, biology, and philosophy. Chaos theory studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, an effect which is popularly referred to as the...
, a branch of mathematics and physics that deals with the behavior of certain nonlinear dynamical systems - Chaos (genus), a type of giant amoeba
- Polynomial chaosPolynomial chaosPolynomial chaos , also called "Wiener Chaos expansion", is a non-sampling based method to determine evolution of uncertainty in dynamical system, when there is probabilistic uncertainty in the system parameters....
, an expansion in probability theory, invented by Norbert Wiener - 19521 Chaos19521 Chaos19521 Chaos , is a cubewano, a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. It is a likely dwarf planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey, with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. Assuming it has an albedo of 0.09, the absolute magnitude of 4.9 would make it about...
, a Trans-Neptunian Kuiper belt object - ChaosnetCHAOSnetChaosnet was first developed by Thomas Knight and Jack Holloway at MIT's AI Lab in 1975 and thereafter. It refers to two separate, but closely related, technologies...
, an early set of network communication protocols - CHAOS (operating system), designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters
Titles
- short title of an alchemical treatise by Heinrich KhunrathHeinrich KhunrathHeinrich Khunrath , or Dr. Henricus Khunrath as he was also called, was a physician, hermetic philosopher, and alchemist...
- Liber Chaos, an alchemical treatise by Raimundus Lullus
- Chaos: Making a New ScienceChaos: Making a New ScienceChaos: Making A New Science is the best-selling book by James Gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to the public...
, a 1987 book by James Gleick that was nominated for a Pulitzer prize - "The ChaosThe Chaos"The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Dutch writer, traveller and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité , also known under the pseudonym Charivarius...
", poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité which illustrates English spelling and pronunciation
Film and television
- Chaos (2000 film)Chaos (2000 film)is a 2000 Japanese mystery-thriller film, directed by Hideo Nakata. It stars Miki Nakatani and Masato Hagiwara. It is based on Shōgo Utano's novel .-Plot synopsis:...
, a Japanese film directed by Hideo Nakata - Chaos (2001 film)Chaos (2001 film)Chaos is a 2001 French film written and directed by Coline Serreau.Currently, a remake of this movie in English, to star Aishwarya Rai and Meryl Streep, is planned.- Plot :...
, a French film directed by Coline Serreau - Chaos (2005 Dominion film), directed by David DeFalco
- Chaos (2006 film)Chaos (2006 film)Chaos is a 2006 crime film directed by Tony Giglio starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, and Wesley Snipes.-Plot:During a hostage incident on a bridge, Detective York accidentally shoots and kills the hostage, and Detective Conners , his partner, shoots the criminal...
, starring Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes, directed by Tony Giglio - Chaos, a 2006 Polish-language film directed by Xawery ZulawskiXawery ZulawskiXawery Żuławski is a Polish film director. In 1995 he graduated National Film School in Łódź. He is a son of actress Małgorzata Braunek and director Andrzej Żuławski...
- Le ChaosLe ChaosLe Chaos is the final film from the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine....
, a 2007 Arabic-language film by Egyptian directors Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef - CHAOS (TV series)Chaos (TV series)CHAOS is an American television series for the CBS network. The one-hour comedic drama premiered on April 1, 2011, as a midseason replacement for The Defenders.-Premise:...
, a 2011 American television series airing on CBS - Kaos (film)Kaos (film)Kaos is a 1984 drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello...
, titled Chaos in American release, a 1984 Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Music
- Chaos A.D., sixth album of SepulturaSepulturaSepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
, a Brazilian heavy metal band - Chaos UKChaos UKChaos UK are an English hardcore punk band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol. They played fast aggressive hardcore punk rock initially. The original line up of Simon on vocals, Andy on guitar, Chaos on bass and Potts on drums recorded two EP's and a full LP for Riot City Record...
, a British punk/UK82 band - "Chaos", a song by Mutemath from their self-titled debut album
- "Chaos", a song by Skold from SkoldSkoldSkold is the debut solo album released in 1996 by Tim Skold.The song "Chaos" was used in the video game Twisted Metal 4 and the film Universal Soldier: The Return...
- "Chaos", a song on the album Psyence FictionPsyence Fiction-Samples:*"Intro "**Quannum MCs – "Blue Flames"**Massive Attack – "Teardrop"**Air – "All I Need"**Invisibl Skratch Piklz – "Invisibl Skratch Piklz vs...
by UNKLE - "Khaos", a single by the Japanese solo artist KöziKöziKözi is a Japanese musician who plays guitar, piano, keyboard and synthesizer. Közi is best known as guitarist for the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. After the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2001, he joined the industrial rock act Eve of Destiny and also started a solo career...
- "Chaos", an album of Jaycee ChanJaycee ChanJaycee Chan Jo-Ming is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 2004, he released his first Mandarin CD album in Hong Kong. He is currently based in Taiwan to continue his music career.-Biography:...
released on April 16, 2010 - K-osK-osKevin Brereton , better known by his stage name k-os , is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer...
(born 1972), Canadian musician
Video games
- Chaos, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
- Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog), a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise
- Chaos (Final Fantasy), an enemy in Final Fantasy
- Chaos (Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy), matter from the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos that comes from Valhalla
- Chaos (Loom), a villain in the LucasArts adventure game Loom
- Chaos (video game)Chaos (video game)Chaos: The Battle of Wizards is a turn-based tactics computer game which was released on the ZX Spectrum in 1985. It was written by Julian Gollop and originally published by Games Workshop.-History:...
, a 1985 computer game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum - chaos (Xenosaga), a fictional character from the Xenosaga video game series
- Nrvnqsr Chaos, a villain in the visual novel Tsukihime
Entertainment and popular culture
- Chaos (Sesame Park character)Chaos (Sesame Park character)Chaos is the name of a fictional character, a puppet cat in the Canadian children's television show Sesame Park. She mostly addressed herself in the third person, much like Elmo does in the American series, and is also known to get herself in sticky situations.Chaos is performed by Karen Valleau...
, a fictional character from the TV show Sesame Park - Chaos (Sailor Moon), a major enemy in the Sailor Moon manga, and the final enemy in the Sailor Moon anime
- Chaos! ComicsChaos! ComicsChaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1994 until 2002.-Overview:Their titles included Lady Death, Purgatori, Evil Ernie, Chastity, Jade, Omen, Bad Kitty, Cremator, Lady Demon, and Smiley The Psychotic Button.They also published licensed comics for the World Wrestling...
, a cult comic book producer and publisher - Chaos (Dragonlance), a supreme god in the fantasy world of Dragonlance
- Chaos, a fictional tenth planet of the solar system Exosquad
- Chaos, a series of cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
- Choas, the trading card game from the King of CardsKing of Cards (manga)is a nine volume shōjo manga written by the manga artist Makoto Tateno.-Plot:A high school student named Manami Minami is a beginner at the new line Trading Card Game, Chaos. Through a great stroke of luck, she obtains "Saghan the Mighty Sorcerer", an ultra rare card that is supposedly out of print...
- Chaos (Warhammer)Chaos (Warhammer)In Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes, Chaos refers to the often stereotypically malevolent entities which live in a different timespace, known as the Warp in Warhammer 40,000 and as the Realm of Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy...
, in the Warhammer fantasy games, a force representing the antithesis of civilization - Chaos (Kinnikuman), a major character in the manga series Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc
- Chaos (performer)Chaos (performer)Chaos is a certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, dancer, and burlesque performer from Michigan. She is a member of the Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company in Los Angeles and has her own line of workout videos: Yoga For Indie Rockers, Pilates For Indie Rockers, and the forthcoming...
, performer in Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company, certified yoga instructor - Chaos, a creature of liquid energy appearing in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Chaos (professional wrestling)Chaos (professional wrestling)CHAOS is a Japanese professional wrestling stable formed by Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano in New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Formation:In April 2009, Toru Yano turned on Togi Makabe, costing Makabe the match against Shinsuke Nakamura. As Nakamura continued the attack on Makabe, Tomoaki Honma tried to...
, a professional wrestling alliance - Chaos 2Chaos 2Chaos 2 is a combat robot from the UK Television Series Robot Wars, designed and built by self-employed mechanic George Francis, from Ipswich, and operated by Team Chaos. Twice winner of the UK Robot Wars Championship and the only robot with that distinction, it was the first robot to use its...
, a combat robot from the British TV series Robot Wars - Courts of Chaos, one of the two, true worlds in The Chronicles of AmberThe Chronicles of AmberThe Chronicles of Amber is group of novels that comprise a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works....
- Chaos, the king of the old ones in Anthony Horowitz's The Power of FiveThe Power of FiveThe Power of Five is a series of fantasy and suspense novels, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. Four installments have been published to date but another one is to be released...
Other uses
- Chaos in society, is Civil disorderCivil disorderCivil disorder, also known as civil unrest or civil strife, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people. Civil disturbance is typically a symptom of, and a form of protest against, major socio-political problems;...
- Lawlessness (disambiguation), a lack of laws or law enforcement
- Operation CHAOSOperation CHAOS]Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was the code name for a domestic espionage project conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency. A department within the CIA was established in 1967 on orders from President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson and later expanded under President Richard Nixon...
, a domestic espionage project conducted by the CIA - A month in the Discordian calendarDiscordian calendarThe Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. It is specified on page 00034 of the Principia Discordia.The Discordian year 1 YOLD is 1166 BC...
- Chaos, the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Rans S-9 ChaosRans S-9 Chaos|-See also:-External links:**...
, an aerobatic aircraft
See also
- CHAOS (disambiguation)
- XaoSXaoSXaoS is an interactive fractal zoomer program. It allows the user to continuously zoom in or out of a fractal in real-time.XaoS is licenced under GPL...
- KAOS (disambiguation)