Comment by latexr
> the whole /point/ of chaos is that it's an emergent property of deterministic mathematical functions.
I believe you. But the colloquial definition (I’m looking at a dictionary right now) is “complete disorder and confusion”; “a state of things in which chance is supreme”; “the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex natural system”. That path fits that apparent definition. The post is written in a way that a relative layman would understand, so it makes sense to speak/write in a way non-mathematicians would expect.
> That path fits that apparent definition.
Then saying it "isn't actually chaotic" is mis-aligned with the layman's understanding, and the disagreement is not explained (either by explaining a more technical definition, or otherwise).
I continue to think that substituting "non-deterministic" or "random" would be more both understandable to the layman, and more correct to the advanced reader.