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noun
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(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
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