Idiom
Brownian motion
Meaning
A state of chaos or disarray.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The office is in a state of Brownian motion today.”
“With the manager away and the project deadline approaching, the team fell into a state of Brownian motion.”
“The sudden resignation of the entire board plunged the corporation into a state of Brownian motion, leaving investors uncertain about the company's future.”
Examples
simple
“The office is in a state of Brownian motion today.”
contextual
“With the manager away and the project deadline approaching, the team fell into a state of Brownian motion.”
complex
“The sudden resignation of the entire board plunged the corporation into a state of Brownian motion, leaving investors uncertain about the company's future.”
Origin
Named after Scottish botanist Robert Brown (1773–1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.
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