Defenition of the word entropy

• Defenition of the word entropy

  • (thermodynamics) a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is available for doing work; entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity
  • (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
  • (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"
  • (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
  • (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

Synonyms for the word entropy

• • information
  • selective information

Hyponyms for the word entropy

• • conformational entropy

Hypernyms for the word entropy

• • information measure
  • measure
  • measurement
  • physical phenomenon
  • physical property

Antonyms for the word entropy

• • ectropy

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