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entropy

/'ɛntrəpi/

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noun
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
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"entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"

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noun
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
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