entropy, n.
(entropies)
(entropies)
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
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S entropy randomness
sample sentences
"entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
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(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
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entropy information selective information
sample sentences
"the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
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