The highest entropy state is the most likely state of the system.
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Entropy
/ˈɛntɹəpi/
Synonyms for "entropy" (120 found)
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abeyancealoofnessamorphiaamorphismamorphousnessanarchyapathybitblurrinesscatalepsycatatoniachannelchaoscommunication explosioncommunication theoryconfusiondata retrievaldata storagedeadlinessdeathliness
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Noun(2 words)
anergybound entropy
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indecisivenessindefinitenessindeterminatenessindifferenceindiscriminatenessindolenceinertiainertnessinformation explosioninformation theoryinharmonious harmonyirregularitylanguorlatencylotus-eatingmessinessmistinessmost admired disordernoisenonadhesion
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noncohesionnonsymmetrynonuniformityobscurityorderlessnesspassivenesspassivityperturbationpromiscuitypromiscuousnessrandomnessredundancyscatteringseparatenessshapelessnesssignalstagnancystagnationstasissuspensetorporturbulenceunadherenceunadhesivenessunclearnessunsymmetryuntenacityununiformityupsetvaguenessvegetationvis inertiae
Noun(8 words)
informationinformation contentirreversibility measuremeasure of randomnessrandomnesssselective informationuncertainty
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7 entriesinformation measureinformation theory conceptphysical propertyphysical quantitythermodynamic process metricthermodynamic propertythermodynamic quantity
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8 entriesBoltzmann entropyGibbs entropyRenyi entropyShannon entropyentropy fluxentropy production rateinternal entropy productionresidual entropy
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6 entriesShannon entropyentropy increaseinformation entropylow entropy statemaximum entropythermodynamic entropy
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Think of a sentence no one would ever think of. There's your contribution to entropy.
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Shoes untied? Entropy!
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You can't beat entropy, Tom. It's a lost cause.
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