Entropy

Quick meaning: Entropy is a noun meaning A measure of the disorder present in a system.

Meaning

A measure of the disorder present in a system.

More Meanings

1. (thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
2. The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature.
3. The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
4. (statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
5. (uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: unavailable energy

Word Forms

• entropies

Synonyms for entropy

Depending on context, synonyms include anergy, disgregation, information.

Antonyms for entropy

Common opposites include aggregation, exergy, negentropy, syntropy, ectropy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include information, randomness, disorganization, degradation, decay, disorder.

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