Chaos

Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:

Mythology, philosophy, and religion

Chaos (mythology), in Greek mythology, according to Hesiod, the first thing to exist
Chaos (cosmogony), the concept in classical creation myths
Chaos magic, a branch of occultism
Chaos, especially in biblical usage, a chasm or abyss

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 (journal), a scientific journal devoted to nonlinear 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

Chaos, novel by Alexander Shirvanzade
Chaos, 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
Chaos, novel by Patricia Cornwell

Kaos (film), titled Chaos in American release, a 1984 Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
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
Le Chaos, a 2007 Arabic-language film by Egyptian directors Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef

Chaos (Dragonlance), novel character from Dragonlance
Chaos (Kinnikuman), comic book character from 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), chaos in the Warhammer fantasy games
Chaos, the king of the old ones in Anthony Horowitz's The Power of Five
Choas, the trading card game from the King of Cards
Chaos! Comics, a cult comic book producer and publisher

"Die Vorstellung des Chaos" ("The Representation of Chaos"), the instrumental prelude with which the 1797-98 oratorio The Creation by Joseph Haydn begins
"Chaos", song by Mutemath from their self-titled debut album
"Chaos", song by Skold from Skold
"Chaos", song on the album Psyence Fiction by UNKLE
"Chaos", song on the album A Fierce Pancake by Stump
Chaos A.D., 1993 album and song from Sepultura

CHAOS (Linux distribution), a Linux distribution designed for ad hoc computer clustering
CHAOS (Linux Clustering), an extension to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution that operates many of the supercomputers
U.S.CHAOS is a first-wave hardcore punk band from New Jersey, USA
Clandestine Homeland Administration and Oversight Services (CHAOS), from CHAOS (TV series)