a state of extreme confusion and disorder
[ Syn: pandemonium , bedlam , topsy-turvydom , topsy-turvyness ]
the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
[ Syn: chaos ]
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions