entropy
noun/ˈentrəpi/
/ˈentrəpi/
[uncountable]- (specialist) a way of measuring the lack of order that exists in a system
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- (physics) (symbol S)a measurement of the energy that is present in a system or process but is not available to do workTopics Physics and chemistryc2
- a complete lack of order
- In the business world, entropy rules.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from en- ‘inside’ + Greek tropē ‘transformation’.
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