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