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entropy

/ entropy /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(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"
Type of:
physical property
Kinds of:
conformational entropy
Domain:
thermodynamics
noun Sense 2
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
"the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
Type of:
information measure
Domain:
communications communication theory
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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physical property conformational entropy information measure