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title: chaotic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chaotic» in the school dictionary: Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chaotic

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**Who acts:** Chaotic, chaotic system, tiny changes, first day, kitchen, tea party · **What happens:** mean, be, lead, have, not be, mingle · **To what, where:** one, chaotic system, rules, all, objects, chaotic confusion

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«chaotic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [chaotic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chaotic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:m1:1
# text = Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control.
1	Chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Chaotic |  |  |  |  | in a state of complete confusion and disorder and no plan or control | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in state=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chaotic system is one where tiny changes at the start lead to huge, unpredictable differences later, like the weather.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:m2:1
# text = A chaotic system is one where tiny changes at the start lead to huge, unpredictable differences later, like the weather.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	lead	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	unpredictable	unpredictable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	differences	difference	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
18	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chaotic system | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | tiny changes at the start |  |  |  |  | to huge unpredictable differences; like the weather; late *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to difference=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first day of term was chaotic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x1:1
# text = The first day of term was chaotic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the first day of term |  |  |  |  | chaotic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen was chaotic after the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x2:1
# text = The kitchen was chaotic after the party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the kitchen |  |  |  | after the party | chaotic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mad Hatter's tea party was completely chaotic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x3:1
# text = The Mad Hatter's tea party was completely chaotic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Mad Hatter's tea party |  |  |  |  | chaotic, completely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Traffic was chaotic after the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x4:1
# text = Traffic was chaotic after the snow.
1	Traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Traffic |  |  |  | after the snow | chaotic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weather is a chaotic system.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x5:1
# text = Weather is a chaotic system.
1	Weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weather | a chaotic system |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our chaotic game of football had no rules at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x6:1
# text = Our chaotic game of football had no rules at all.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our chaotic game of football | no rules |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The moon was not yet very high; it was besides rather foggy, so that in the darkness all objects seemed mingled in chaotic confusion.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chaotic:x7:1
# text = The moon was not yet very high; it was besides rather foggy, so that in the darkness all objects seemed mingled in chaotic confusion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	besides	besides	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	foggy	foggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	mingled	mingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl:relcl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the moon |  |  |  | yet | high *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | moon |  |  |  |  | foggy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mingle** | past · passive | the darkness *not said here* | all objects |  | chaotic confusion |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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