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(noun) (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 |
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Related Words: conformational entropy, physical phenomenon |
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Antonyms: ectropy |
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(noun) (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" |
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Synonyms: information, selective information |
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Related Words: measure, measurement |
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