chaotic
chao·tic
adjective
1.
lacking a visible order or organization
2.
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
3.
of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
Origin
From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos + -otic. Doublet of gassy.
Phrases
- chaotic evil
- chaotic good
- chaotic map
- chaotic neutral
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