Chaos vs. Cosmos

Chaosnoun

(obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss.

Chaosnoun

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony

Chaosnoun

Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.

Chaosnoun

A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.

Chaosnoun

(mathematics) Behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.

Chaosnoun

(fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.

Chaosnoun

An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm.

Chaosnoun

The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and orderly forms.

Chaosnoun

Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.

Chaosnoun

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Chaosnoun

the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

Chaosnoun

(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

Chaosnoun

(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

Chaosnoun

complete disorder and confusion

Chaosnoun

the property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.

Chaosnoun

the formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe.

Chaosnoun

the first created being, from which came the primeval deities Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, and Nyx.

Cosmosnoun

The universe.

Cosmosnoun

An ordered, harmonious whole.

Cosmosnoun

Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.

Cosmosnoun

The universe or universality of created things; - so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.

Cosmosnoun

The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony.

Cosmosnoun

A genus of composite plants closely related to Bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are cultivated. Cosmos bipinnatus and Cosmos diversifolius are among the best-known species; Cosmos caudatus, of the West Indies, is widely naturalized.

Cosmosnoun

everything that exists anywhere;

Cosmosnoun

any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

Cosmos

The cosmos (UK: , US: ) is the Universe. Using the word cosmos rather than the word universe implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity; the opposite of chaos.