Chaos

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Chaos may refer to:

Mythology, philosophy, and religion

any state of confusion or disorder, see disorder
Randomness, a lack of intelligible pattern or combination
Chaos theory, a branch of mathematics and physics that deals with the behavior of certain nonlinear dynamic systems
Chaos (genus), a type of giant amoeba
Polynomial chaos, an expansion in probability theory, invented by Norbert Wiener
19521 Chaos, a Trans-Neptunian Kuiper belt object
Chaosnet, an early set of network communication protocols

short title of a treatise by Heinrich Khunrath
Liber Chaos, an alchemical treatise by Raimundus Lullus
Chaos: Making a New Science, a 1987 book by James Gleick that was nominated for a Pulitzer prize
"The Chaos", poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité which illustrates English spelling and pronunciation

Kaos (film), an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani also known as Chaos
Chaos (2000 film), a Japanese film directed by Hideo Nakata
Chaos (2001 film), a French film directed by Coline Serreau
Chaos (2005 Capitol film), directed by Tony Giglio, starring Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes
Chaos (2005 Dominion film), directed by David DeFalco
Chaos (2006 film) a Polish film directed by Xawery Zulawski
Chaos (2008 film), a Hong Kong film
CHAOS (TV series), a 2011 American television series airing on CBS
Le Chaos, a 2007 Arabic-language film by Egyptian directors Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef
Kaos (film), titled Chaos in American release, a 1984 Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
KAOS (Get Smart), the criminal spy agency in the television series Get Smart

Chaos A.D., sixth album of Sepultura, a Brazilian heavy metal band
Chaos UK, a British punk/UK82 band
"Chaos", a song by Mutemath from their self-titled debut album
"Chaos", a song by Skold from Skold
"Chaos", a song on the album Psyence Fiction by UNKLE
"Chaos", a song on the album A Fierce Pancake by Stump
Chaos, an album of Jaycee Chan released on April 16, 2010
"Khaos", a single by the Japanese solo artist Közi
"Chaos Union", an independent music management company created by Susumu Hirasawa

Chaos (Battle Arena Toshinden), character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog), a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise
Chaos (Final Fantasy), a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series
Chaos (Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy), a dark energy and source of magic within the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, residing in the Unseen World.
Chaos;Head, a Japanese "visual novel" (video game)
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
Nrvnqsr Chaos, a character from the vampire mythology created by Kinoko Nasu
Dr. Chaos, a 1987 NES action-adventure game

Chaos 2, a combat robot from the British TV series Robot Wars
Chaos (Dragonlance), a supreme god in the fantasy world of Dragonlance
Chaos (Kinnikuman), a major character in the manga series Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc
Chaos (performer), performer in Pin Up Girls burlesque-cabaret company, certified yoga instructor
Chaos (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling alliance
Chaos (Sesame Park), 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 (Warhammer), in the Warhammer fantasy games, a force representing the antithesis of civilization
Chaos, the king of the old ones in Anthony Horowitz's The Power of Five
Chaos, a series of cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Choas, the trading card game from the King of Cards
Chaos! Comics, a cult comic book producer and publisher