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<blockquote>''(1) A state of disorder or unpredictability.'' (Oxford English Dictionary)</blockquote> | <blockquote>''(1) A state of disorder or unpredictability.'' (Oxford English Dictionary)</blockquote> | ||
− | <blockquote>''(2) A chaotic | + | <blockquote>''(2) A chaotic {{Term|System (glossary)|system}} has elements which are not interconnected and behave randomly with no adaptation or {{Term|Control (glossary)|control}}.'' (Oxford English Dictionary)</blockquote> |
− | <blockquote>''(3) | + | <blockquote>''(3) {{Term|Chaos (glossary)|Chaos}} theory is applied to certain types of dynamic system (e.g. the weather) which, although they have {{Term|Structure (glossary)|structure}} and relationships, exhibit un-predictable behavior. These systems are deterministic; their future behavior is fully determined by their initial conditions with no random elements involved. However, their structure is such that (un-measurably) small perturbations in inputs or environmental conditions may result in unpredictable changes in {{Term|Behavior (glossary)|behavior}}. This behavior is known as deterministic chaos, or simply chaos.'' (Kellert, 1993)</blockquote> |
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Revision as of 21:55, 2 October 2019
(1) A state of disorder or unpredictability. (Oxford English Dictionary)
(2) A chaotic
(Oxford English Dictionary)
(3)
(Kellert, 1993)
Sources
(1) and (2) Oxford English Dictionary. s.v. "Chaos."
(3) Kellert, S. 1993. In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems. Chicago, IL, USA: University of Chicago Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-226-42976-8.
Discussion
(1) and (2) are the general usage definitions in which chaos means random and unconnected, e.g. not a system.
(3) is a mathematical definitions of a class of natural systems which appear chaotic, but have underlying mathematical order them.