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Entropy is a measure of disorder or uncertainty in a system.

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Entropy quantifies uncertainty and disorder in a system.

Description

Entropy quantifies how many configurations correspond to a system and plays a central role in thermodynamics and information theory.

Properties

  • measures disorder
  • linked to probability
  • central in thermodynamics

See also

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Author: Harold Foppele


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