Computational Materials Science, Volume 15 (Theoretical and Computational Chemistry)

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A particularly good definition for the subject of this paper can be found in a dictionary such as "Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" [1]: CHAOS 1 obs: CHASM, ABYSS 2 a often cap: a state of things in which chance is supreme; esp: the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms b: the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a natural system (as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart) 3 a: a state of utter confusion b: a confused mass or mixture.