Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional elements

* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in '' Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' * Chaos, in ''Loom'' (video game) * Chaos, a character in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * Chaos, in '' The Power of Five'' * chaos, in ''Xenosaga'' * Chaos, in ''

King of Cards ''King of Cards'' is the fourth studio album from British singer-songwriter Tom McRae, released on 14 May 2007. On 16 February 2007, all the tracks on ''King of Cards'' were made available for streaming on McRae's official website. Track listin ...

'' * Chaos, in '' Nanatsu no Taizai''

Film and television

* ''Chaos'' (2000 film), a Japanese mystery-thriller * ''Chaos'' (2001 film), a French comedy-drama * ''Chaos'' (2005 action film), an action thriller * ''Chaos'' (2005 horror film), an American horror film * ''Chaos'', a 2006 Polish film directed by

Xawery Zulawski Xawery is a Polish given name version of name Xavier, other variation is Ksawery, may refer to: *Xawery Czernicki (1882–1940), Polish engineer, military commander and one of the highest-ranking officers of the Polish Navy *Xawery Dunikowski (1 ...

* ''Chaos'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong action thriller * ''Kaos'' (film) (''Chaos'' in the U.S.), a 1984 Italian film * ''

Le Chaos ''Chaos, This Is'' ( ar, هي فوضى, Heya Fawda) is the final film from the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film ...

'', a 2007 Arabic language film * ''CHAOS'' (TV series), 2011 * "Chaos", a 1986 episode of '' The Transformers''

Literature

* ''Chaos'', a 2016 novel by

Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in ...

* ''Chaos'', an 1898 novel by

Alexander Shirvanzade Alexander Minasi Movsisian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Մինասի Մովսիսեան; 18 April 1858 – 7 August 1935), better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzadeh ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Շիրվանզադէ) was an Armenian playwrig ...

* ''Liber Chaos'', an alchemical treatise by

Ramon Llull Ramon Llull (; c. 1232 – c. 1315/16) was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, and Christian apologist from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art'', conceived as a type of universal logic to pro ...

* '' Chaos: Making a New Science'', a 1987 book by James Gleick * '' CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties'', a 2019 book by Tom O'Neill with Dan Piepenbring * "

The Chaos ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

", a poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité

Music

* ''Chaos'', an album by Rene Aubry, 2017 * ''Chaos'' (Attila album), 2016 * ''Chaos'', an album by

Unlocking the Truth Unlocking the Truth was an American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2007, the group consisted of Malcolm Brickhouse (guitars, vocals, key songwriter, composer), Jarad Dawkins (drums), and Alec Atkins (bass). History Founding ...

, 2016 * "CHAOS", a song by VIXX from the 2013 EP '' Hyde'' * ''Chaos'', an album by Jaycee Chan, 2010 * ''The Chaos'' (album), by The Futureheads, 2010 * "Chaos", a 2007 song by Mutemath * ''Chaos'' (Paul Bley album), 1998 * "Chaos", a song by Unkle from the 1998 album ''

Psyence Fiction ''Psyence'' is the second album by Japanese musician hide, released on September 2, 1996. It topped the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. The album was re-released on the Japan onl ...

'' * "Chaos", a song by Tim Sköld from the 1996 album '' Skold'' * "Chaos", a song by Stump from the 1988 album '' A Fierce Pancake''

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''Chaos'' (journal), scientific journal devoted to nonlinear systems * '' Chaos: The Battle of Wizards'', a 1985 video game * Chaos, a cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad * Chaos! Comics, a comic book publisher (1994–2002)

Mythology, philosophy and religion

Chaos (cosmogony) Chaos ( grc, χάος, kháos) is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in Greek creation myths. In Christian theology, the same term is used to refer to the gap or the abyss created by the separation of ...

, in the Greek creation myths * Chaos magic, a contemporary magical practice *

Symbol of Chaos The Symbol of Chaos originates from Michael Moorcock's ''Eternal Champion'' stories and its dichotomy of Law and Chaos. In them, the Symbol of Chaos comprises eight arrows in a radial pattern. In contrast, the symbol of Law is a single upright a ...

Science, technology and mathematics

* ''Chaos'' (genus), a genus of amoebae *

19521 Chaos 19521 Chaos is a cubewano, a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. Its albedo is , making it, with its absolute magnitude (H) of 4.8, ...

, an object in space *

Chaos terrain In astrogeology, chaos terrain, or chaotic terrain, is a planetary surface area where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed with one another. Chaos terrain is a notable feature of the planets Mars and Mercury, Jup ...

, an area of jumbled surface topography in planetary geology *

Chaos theory Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, and were once thought to have co ...

, a branch of mathematics *

CHAOS (operating system) CHAOS is a small (6 MByte) Linux distribution designed for creating ad hoc computer clusters. About Description CHAOS creates a basic node in an OpenMosix cluster and is typically not deployed on its own; cluster builders will use feature-ri ...

, a Linux distribution * Quantum chaos, chaotic dynamical systems in quantum theory, quantum mechanics and their relation to classical chaos

Other uses

* Chaos (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling alliance *

Chaos (roller coaster) Opryland USA (later called Opryland Themepark and colloquially "Opryland") was a theme park in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally (generally March to October) from 1972 to 1997, and for a special Christmas-themed engagement eve ...

, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. * Chaos.com, an Australian online retailer *

Chaos Lacrosse Club The Chaos Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 season. Notable players include Blaz ...

, an American professional men's field lacrosse team * Chaos Reef, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Chaos, a season in the Discordian calendar *

Operation CHAOS Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was a Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project targeting the American people from 1967 to 1974, established by President Lyndon B. Johnson and expanded under President Richard Nixon, whose mission ...

, a CIA domestic espionage project *

Rans S-9 Chaos The Rans S-9 Chaos is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, single-seat, mid-wing monoplane designed by Randy Schlitter for aerobatics and manufactured by Rans Inc. The Chaos is available in kit form for amateur construction.Down ...

, an American aerobatic aircraft design *

Chaos (company) Chaos is a rendering and simulation software developer headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1997 by Peter Mitev and Vladimir Koylazov. Chaos is best known for the development of V-Ray. In 2022, it merged wi ...

, a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company