chaotic
/keɪˈɑtɪk/
adjective
- In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Traffic in the city center was chaotic during the holiday parade.
- The classroom was chaotic after the fire alarm went off.
- Her desk was so chaotic that she couldn't find her homework.
- In physics and mathematics, describing a system that appears random but follows deterministic rules, and is extremely sensitive to initial conditions.
- Scientists study chaotic behavior in simple mathematical equations.
- The weather is a chaotic system, making long-term forecasts difficult.
- The motion of a double pendulum is chaotic and unpredictable.
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