Associations to the word «Entropy»
Noun
- Definition
- Diagram
- Fourier
- Principle
- Information
- Kilogram
- Subspace
- Hartley
- Interaction
- Transformation
- Momentum
- Physics
- Theory
- Liquid
- Min
- Rt
- Derivative
- Dev
- Tomography
- Classical
- Decomposition
- Configuration
- Ligand
- Function
- Ary
- Physic
- Formula
- Generator
- Vector
- Concept
- Byte
- Gas
- Binding
- Trajectory
- Hilbert
- Ludwig
- Increment
- Potential
- Curvature
- M3
- Reaction
- Paradigm
- Hydrogen
- Ordering
- Singularity
- Einstein
- Distortion
- Modeling
- Dependence
- Phys
- Xx
- Evaporation
- Diffusion
- Index
- Dispersion
- Phase
- Bit
- Infinity
- Process
- System
- Atom
- Symbol
- Offset
- Reconstruction
- Epilepsy
- Transition
Adjective
Wiktionary
ENTROPY, noun. (thermodynamics) (countable)
ENTROPY, noun. Strictly thermodynamic entropy. A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
ENTROPY, noun. A measure of the disorder present in a system.
ENTROPY, noun. The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature [1].
ENTROPY, noun. The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature. [1]
ENTROPY, noun. (statistics) (information theory) (countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal. Originally a tongue-in-cheek coinage, has fallen into disuse to avoid confusion with thermodynamic entropy.
ENTROPY, noun. (uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.
Dictionary definition
ENTROPY, noun. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information".
ENTROPY, noun. (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".
Wise words
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.