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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋєntrәpI 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊentrәpi 〕


Overview of noun entropy

The noun entropy has 2 senses


  • information, selective information, entropy -- ((communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information")

  • randomness, entropy, S -- ((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")