Eternal inflation and chaotic terminology
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“Eternal inflation” is often confused with “chaotic inflation”. Moreover, the term “chaotic inflation” is being used in three different meanings (all of them unrelated to eternal inflation). I make some suggestions in an effort to untangle this terminological mess. I also give a brief review of the origins of
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