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 ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' is a series of games within the ''Final Fantasy'' video game franchise. It was primarily developed by series creator and developer Square Enix, which also acted as publisher for all titles. While featurin ...

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

* ''Liber Chaos'', an alchemical treatise by Ramon Llull * '' 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 in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

", 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), in the Greek creation myths *

Chaos magic Chaos magic, also spelled chaos magick, is a modern tradition of magic. It initially emerged in England in the 1970s as part of the wider neo-pagan and magical subculture. Drawing heavily from the occult beliefs of artist Austin Osman Spar ...

, a contemporary magical practice * Symbol of Chaos

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, J ...

, 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 ...

, a branch of mathematics * CHAOS (operating system), a Linux distribution *

Quantum chaos Quantum chaos is a branch of physics which studies how chaotic classical dynamical systems can be described in terms of quantum theory. The primary question that quantum chaos seeks to answer is: "What is the relationship between quantum mech ...

, chaotic dynamical systems in quantum theory, quantum mechanics and their relation to classical chaos

Other uses

Chaos (professional wrestling) Chaos (stylised as CHAOS) is a professional wrestling stable, primarily performing in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable is currently led by Kazuchika Okada. The group was formed in 2009, wh ...

, 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 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Josh Byrne, Jarrod Neuma ...

, an American professional men's field lacrosse team *

Chaos Reef Chaos Reef is the confused area of breakers and shoal water in the north extremity of Aitcho Islands group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operati ...

, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Chaos, a season in the

Discordian calendar The Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. It is specified on page 00034 of the '' Principia Discordia''. The Discordian year 1 YOLD is 1166 BC. (Elsewhere in the ''Principia Discordi ...

* Operation CHAOS, 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), a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company