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controlled chaos

n. A state, or situation, which appears to be completely disorganised, and yet where some people have things under control.

Usage examples of "controlled chaos".

If there can be such a thing as controlled chaos, it is seen around strange attractors.

With Aenea on my arm, I step out into the noise and tightly controlled chaos of the Main Reception Hall.

There was, on the surface, an overriding sense of controlled chaos.