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chaos theory

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noun

  1. a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His chaos theory could win this in the blink of an eye.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Although we may commonly use the phrase to denote the seeming interconnectedness of our own lives, the term "butterfly effect" is sometimes associated with chaos theory.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

A new staging presented by Bedlam makes a valiant effort to adapt Stoppard’s cerebral probes into chaos theory, Newtonian law, thermodynamics and metaphysics for a 2023 audience, but the result is a muddled one.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

I talk about some examples in the book that there are paradigm-breaking developments: Plate tectonics was one of them, chaos theory is another and we can go on.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2023

Maybe the chaos theory of cosmology could explain it.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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