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The everyday meaning of chaos is complete disorder and confusion. In science, chaos has a different meaning. The word relates to phenomena that are unpredictable in detail but nevertheless conform to ...

Chaotic behaviour could emerge within systems where all motion dies out due to the effects of dissipation, according to a new study carried out by researchers in Hungary and the US. The team makes the ...