chaosopher
n.— «The signature on David Griggs’ outgoing e-mails identify him as a chaosopher, a term he said has raised questions and eyebrows. “A chaosopher is someone who studies chaos,” Griggs said recently from his office in the mailroom of the county Municipal Building. “We’re always taught to study order, which is very important, but we need to teach chaos as well so we can be prepared when reality throws us something different.”» —“Chaosopher steers sustainable energy in Los Alamos” by Darryl Newman Los Alamos Monitor (New Mexico) july 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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