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Definition of Entropy

1. Noun. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome. "The signal contained thousands of bits of information"

2. Noun. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work. "Entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"

Definition of Entropy

1. n. A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h &?; t. The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function.

Definition of Entropy

1. a thermodynamic measure of disorder [n -PIES] : ENTROPIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Entropy

1. The amount of disorder in a system. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Entropy

entrism entrisms entrist entrists entrochite entrold entropic entropically entropies entropion

entropion entropionise entropions entropium entropy (current term) entropy (current term) entropy trapping entrust entrusted entrusting

entrustment entrustments entrusts entry entry entryism entryisms entryist entryists entryway

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