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Noun: entropy  en-tru-pee
  1. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
    - information, selective information
     
  2. (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";
    - randomness, S

Derived forms: entropies

Type of: information measure, physical property

Encyclopedia: Entropy