antichaos

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What does antichaos mean?

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

Where does antichaos come from?

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

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