Chaos (disambiguation)

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Chaos refers to unpredictability, and is the antithetical concept of cosmos.

Chaos may also refer to:

• Chaos theory, a branch of mathematics and physics that deals with the behavior of certain nonlinear dynamical systems
• Chaos (amoeba), a type of giant amoeba
• Chaos (Chinese god), a god from Chinese mythology
• Chaos (mythology) (also khaos), the primordial god from which the universe sprang in Greek mythology
• Chaos: Making a New Science, a book by James Gleick that was nominated for a Pulitzer prize
• Polynomial chaos, an expansion in probability theory, invented by Norbert Wiener
• 19521 Chaos, a Trans-Neptunian asteroid
• Operation CHAOS, a domestic espionage project conducted by the CIA
• Operation Chaos (Palestine), a supposed British operation to prevent orderly transfer of power
• Chaos magic, a branch of occultism
• cAos Linux, an RPM based distribution of Linux combining aspects of Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, and FreeBSD
• A month in the Discordian calendar
• The Chaos, poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité which illustrates English spelling and pronunciation

In entertainment:

• Chaos (Sesame Park character), a fictional character from the TV show Sesame Park
• Chaos (Sailor Moon), a major enemy in the Sailor Moon manga, and the final enemy in the Sailor Moon anime
• Chaos! Comics, a cult comic book producer and publisher
• Chaos (Dragonlance), a supreme god in the fantasy world of Dragonlance
• Chaos, a fictional tenth planet of the solar system Exosquad
• Chaos, a series of cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
• Chaotic, a trading card game and television show
• Chaos (Warhammer), in the Warhammer Fantasy games, a force representing the antithesis of civilization
• Operation Chaos (novel), a 1971 science fiction/fantasy fixup novel by Poul Anderson
• Chaos (book), a book of photography by Josef Koudelka
• Chaos (Kinnikuman), a major character in the manga series Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc
• Chaos (performer), a performer in Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company, certified yoga instructor

Films:

• Chaos (2000 film), a Japanese film directed by Hideo Nakata
• Chaos (2001 film), a French film directed by Coline Serreau
• Chaos (2005 film), about the rape and murder of two teenagers, directed by David DeFalco
• Chaos (2006 film), starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes, directed by Tony Giglio
• Chaos (2007 film), by Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef.

In music:

• Captain Chaos (band), U.S. band
• Chaos U.K., a British punk/UK82 band.
• Chaos C.H., a Japanese hardcore punk group.
• Chaos, a song on the album Psyence Fiction by UNKLE
• Chaos, a song by Mute Math from their self-titled debut album
• Khaos, a single by the Japanese solo artist Kozi part of a two disc set.

In Cultural festivals:

• Chaos, The cultural festival of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

In video games:

• Chaos Control (games), an FMV-based shooter for the CD-i, Sega Saturn and 3DO
• Chaos Emeralds, fictional gems in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, comic books, and cartoons
• Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog), a character in some of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games
• Chaos (Final Fantasy), an enemy in Final Fantasy
• Chaos (Loom), a villain in the LucasArts adventure game Loom
• Chaos (video game), a 1985 computer game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
• chaos (Xenosaga), a fictional character from the Xenosaga video game series
• ZGMF-X24S Chaos Gundam, a stolen mobile suit in Gundam Seed Destiny
• Nrvnqsr Chaos, a villain in the visual novel Tsukihime.

[edit] See also

• CHAOS
• Xaos
• KAOS
• CAOS, the scripting language used by the Creatures series of games
• K-os, a Canadian musician