{{Wiktionary|Chaos|chaos}} '''Chaos''' or '''CHAOS''' may refer to:

{{TOC right}} == Science, technology, and astronomy == * ''Chaos: Making a New Science'', a 1987 book by James Gleick * Chaos (company), a Bulgarian rendering and simulation software company * ''Chaos'' (genus), a genus of amoebae * ''Chaos'' (journal), a scientific journal devoted to nonlinear systems * Chaos (malware), a malware that infects Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD devices * Chaos (mathematics), an interdisciplinary area of science and mathematics * Chaos (operating system), a Linux distribution * Chaos (physics), a branch of quantum physics * CHAOS (chess), a chess-playing program developed in the late 1960s * 19521 Chaos, an object in space

==Mythology, philosophy, and religion== * Chaos, a season in the Discordian calendar * Chaos (cosmogony), in the Greek creation myths * Chaos magic, a contemporary magical practice * ''Liber Chaos'', a philosophical treatise by Ramon Llull * Chaos gods

== 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 ''King of Cards'' (manga) * Chaos, in ''Loom'' (video game) * Chaos, in ''The Power of Five'' * Chaos, in ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (manga) * Chaos, in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * Chaos, in ''Xenosaga'' * Symbol of Chaos, a symbol in Michael Moorcock's ''Elric of Melniboné'' stories

=== Film and television === ====Film==== * ''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 * ''Chaos: The Manson Murders'', a 2025 American documentary film * ''Kaos'' (film) (''Chaos'' in the U.S.), a 1984 Italian film * ''Le Chaos'', a 2007 Arabic-language film ====TV==== * ''CHAOS'' (TV series), a 2011 American TV comedy drama series * ''Chaos'' (2024 TV series) (originally ''Kaos''), a Danish romantic comedy series starring Jacob Lohmann * "Chaos" (''The Good Fight''), a 2017 television episode * "Chaos" (''Spaced''), a 1999 television episode * "Chaos", an episode of the Indian TV series ''The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir'' * "Chaos", a 1986 episode of ''The Transformers''

=== Literature === * ''Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties'', a 2019 book by Tom O'Neill with Dan Piepenbring * ''Chaos'', a 2016 novel by Patricia Cornwell * ''Chaos'', an 1898 novel by Alexander Shirvanzade * "The Chaos", a poem by Gerard Nolst Trenité

=== Music === * Casey Chaos (1965–2024), American musician ====Albums and EPs==== * ''Chaos'' (Attila album), 2016 * ''CHAOS'' (First of October album), 2022, album by First of October * ''Chaos'' (Paul Bley album), 1998 * ''The Chaos'' (album), by The Futureheads, 2010 * ''Chaos'', an album by Rene Aubry, 2017 * ''Chaos'', an album by Jaycee Chan, 2010 * ''Chaos'', an album by Unlocking the Truth, 2016 * ''Chaos'', an album by Josh A & iamjakehill, 2018 ====Songs, singles, and tracks==== * "CHAOS", a song by VIXX from the 2013 EP ''Hyde'' * "Chaos", a 2007 song by Mutemath * "Chaos", a song by Unkle from the 1998 album ''Psyence Fiction'' * "Chaos", a song by Tim Sköld from the 1996 album ''Skold'' * "Chaos", a song by Stump from the 1988 album ''A Fierce Pancake'' * ''Chaos - Part 1 and Part 2'', a 1958 novelty 45 RPM record by Stanley Ralph Ross and Bob Arbogast

=== Other uses in arts, entertainment and media === * Chaos, a cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad * ''Chaos: The Battle of Wizards'', a 1985 video game * Chaos! Comics, a comic book publisher (1994–2002)

==Places== * Chaos Reef, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Mount Chaos, a mountain in New Zealand

== Other uses == * Chaos (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling alliance * Chaos (roller coaster), in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. * Chaos.com, an Australian online retailer * Operation CHAOS, a CIA domestic espionage project * Rans S-9 Chaos, an American aerobatic aircraft design

== See also == * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} * Chao (disambiguation) * Community Health Analytics Open Source Software (CHAOSS) * Chaos Theory (disambiguation) * KAOS (disambiguation) * k-os (born 1972), a Canadian rapper * New World Disorder (disambiguation) * XaoS, an interactive fractal zoomer program * Willy-nilly (idiom), an idiom and slang term that pertains to chaos

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