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Entropy  n.  (Thermodynamics) A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h ÷ t. The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function. "The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum."






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... machine feels this way because it knows it is an unnatural creation in nature's domain. Therefore it wishes to reach entropy and cease—a ...
— Death Wish • Robert Sheckley



Words linked to "Entropy" :   thermodynamics, information, information measure, randomness, physical property, communications



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