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antichaos

noun

Etymology

From anti- + chaos, coined by Stuart Kauffman in Antichaos and Adaptation (published in Scientific American, August 1991).

  1. derived from χάος
  2. derived from chaos
  3. prefixed as antichaos — “anti + chaos”

Definitions

  1. A phenomenon whereby disordered systems can spontaneously crystallize into a high degree…

    A phenomenon whereby disordered systems can spontaneously crystallize into a high degree of order.

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