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chaos theory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪɒs ˈθɪəɹi/
  • General-American: /ˌkeɪˌɑs ˈθiəɹi/
  • General-American: /-ˈθɪɹi/
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  • rhymes with -ɪəɹi

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of chaos or disorder in systems, specifically iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time, and where within apparent randomness there are underlying patterns; (countable) one of such theories.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From chaos + theory.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: chaosteorie — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Albanian: teoria e kaosit — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Arabic: نظريَة الشواش — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Arabic: نضرية الروينة — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Asturian: teoría del caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Azerbaijani: xaos nəzəriyyəsi — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Bashkir: хаос теорияһы (xaos teoriyahı) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Basque: kaosaren teoria — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Belarusian: хаос теорияһы — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Bengali: বিশৃঙ্খলা তত্ত্ব (bisriṅkhola totto) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Bulgarian: теория на хаоса (teorija na haosa) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Catalan: teoria del caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混沌理論 /混沌理论 (hùndùn lǐlùn) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Chuvash: хаос теорийӗ (haos teorijĕ) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Czech: teorie chaosu — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Danish: kaosteori — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Dutch: chaostheorie — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Esperanto: ĥaosoteorio — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Estonian: kaoseteooria — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Finnish: kaaosteoria — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • French: théorie du chaos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Galician: teoría do caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • German: Chaostheorie — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • German: Chaosforschung — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Greek: θεωρία του χάους (theoría tou cháous) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Hebrew: תורת הכאוס — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Hindi: कोलाहल (kolāhal) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Hungarian: káoszelmélet — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Icelandic: óreiðukenning — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Indonesian: teori chaos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Interlingua: theoria del chaos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Italian: teoria del caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Jamaican Creole: kyeas tiori — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Japanese: カオス理論 (kaosu riron) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Kapampangan: teoriang chaos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Kazakh: хаос теориясы (xaos teoriäsy) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Korean: 카오스 이론 — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Korean: 혼돈 이론 — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Central Kurdish: تیۆریی شێواوی (tyorîy şêwawî) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Latvian: haosa teorija — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Lithuanian: chaoso teorija — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Malay: teori kekacauan — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Malayalam: കയോസ് സിദ്ധാന്തം (kayōsŭ siddhāntaṁ) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Marathi: कोलाहल (kolāhal) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Mongolian: хаосын онол (xaosyn onol) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaosteori — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaosteori — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Persian: نظریه آشوب — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Polish: teoria chaosu — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Portuguese: teoria do caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Punjabi: ਘੜਮੱਸ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ (ghaṛmassa sidhānt) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Romanian: teoria haosului — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Russian: тео́рия ха́оса (teórija xáosa) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Serbo-Croatian: tèōrija kaosa — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Serbo-Croatian: tèōrija haosa — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Sicilian: tiurìa dû caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Sicilian: tiurìa dû càusu — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Slovak: teória chaosu — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Slovene: teorȋja kaosa — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Spanish: teoría del caos — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Swedish: kaosteori — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Tagalog: huna ng dimayaw — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Tamil: ஒழுங்கின்மை கோட்பாடு (oḻuṅkiṉmai kōṭpāṭu) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Thai: ทฤษฎีความอลวน (sítdee kwaam onwon) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Turkish: kaos teorisi — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Ukrainian: теорія хаосу (teorija xaosu) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Urdu: نظریۂ شواش — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Uzbek: xaologiya — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Uzbek: xaos nazariyasi — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Vietnamese: lý thuyết hỗn loạn — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Vietnamese: thuyết hỗn loạn — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Vietnamese: thuyết hỗn mang — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Welsh: damcaniaeth anhrefn — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories
  • Western Punjabi: نظریۂ شواش (nz̤riya-e śoāś) — study of chaos or disorder in systems; one of such theories