Synonyms for entropy
ˈɛn trə pien·tropy

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1. information, selective information, entropynoun

   (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

   "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"

   Synonyms:
   information, randomness, info, selective information, data

2. randomness, entropy, Snoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   south, southward, due south, second, stochasticity, sulfur, sec, selective information, sulphur, siemens, reciprocal ohm, information, noise, haphazardness, randomness, mho, atomic number 16

Matched Categories

1. • Communication Theory
   • Information Measure
   • Physical Property
   • Thermodynamics

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1. Jeff Goldblum:

   I don’t know anything about what I’m talking about. But let’s utter the word ‘entropy’ and ‘systems’ and how things break down, before the butterfly comes out of the chrysalis, the caterpillar has some convulsions, chaotic convulsions. But it’s not death, necessarily. It’s the onset of transformation.

2. Mickey Mehta:

   Choose fulfillment over trophy , don't leech away life always... embrace philanthropy & choose evolution over entropy . Going around is life's nature...let giving be the only culture . Let your giving be maximized , your returns will be optimized and you shall get Mickeymized