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Definition of entropy - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
general uselack of order or predictability in a process
- The entropy in the room escalated as the debate continued..
2.
thermodynamicsTECH. measure of disorder in a thermodynamic systemTECH.
- Entropy increases as ice melts into water.
3.
information theoryTECH. measure of information and noise in a signalTECH.
- The entropy of the message was calculated to optimize transmission.
Expressions with entropy
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entropy related to molecular arrangements and flexibility
The conformational entropy of the polymer was measured.
numerical measure comparing two probability distributions using expected negative log likelihood
The model was trained by minimizing cross entropy between predictions and labels.
measure of divergence between two probability distributions
The relative entropy helps in comparing statistical models.
Origin of entropy
Greek, en (in) + trope (transformation)
Terms with entropy included in their meaning
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entropy
the natural progression towards disorder in a system
cosmology
theoretical end of the universe when it reaches maximum entropy
entropy increase
principle that entropy increases in spontaneous processes
science
entropy approaches a constant value at absolute zero
information theory
logarithmic unit measuring information or entropy
thermodynamics
thermodynamic property equal to internal energy minus temperature times entropy
thermodynamics
having constant entropy in a thermodynamic process
science
chart showing enthalpy versus entropy in thermodynamics
molecular biology
entropy related to molecular arrangements and flexibility
thermodynamics
entropy from probability of reaching a state by chance
Examples of entropy in a sentence
Entropy in the market led to unpredictable stock prices. Entropy is a key concept in statistical mechanics. The entropy of the universe is constantly increasing. Entropy in data compression affects efficiency. High entropy in the system indicates unpredictability.
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- French:entropie, ...
- German:Entropie, ...
- Italian:entropia, ...
- Spanish:entropía, ...
- Portuguese:entropia, ...
- Chinese:无序, 无序度, ...
- Japanese:エントロピー, ...
- Arabic:إِنْتِرُوبْيَا, مِقْيَاس العَدَم النِّظَام, ...
- Hebrew:אֶנְטְרוֹפִּיָּה, מִידַּת אִי הַסֵּדֶר בְּמַעֲרֶכֶת תֶּרְמוֹדִינָמִית, ...
- Russian:энтропия, ...
- Ukrainian:ентропія, ...
- Hindi:अव्यवस्था, उष्मागतिकी माप, ...
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