entropy
Collocations
4ADJ.
different, highest
VERB + ENTROPY
beat, can't, talk, untied
ENTROPY + NOUN
it's, physics, tom
PREP.
about
Definitions
noun
A measure of the disorder present in a system.
A measure of the disorder present in a system.
A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature.
The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
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Synonyms
noun — (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the a
noun — (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertaint
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5The highest entropy state is the most likely state of the system.
Tatoeba · #1032747Think of a sentence no one would ever think of. There's your contribution to entropy.
Tatoeba · #1624857Shoes untied? Entropy!
Tatoeba · #6890498You can't beat entropy, Tom. It's a lost cause.
Tatoeba · #7460449Information theory about information entropy and physics talk about entropy are two different concepts that have the same name.
Tatoeba · #12856833