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en·tro·py

noun \ˈen-trə-pē\
plural en·tro·pies
 
1
: a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder, that is a property of the system's state, and that varies directly with any reversible change in heat in the system and inversely with the temperature of the system; broadly : the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system
2
a : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity
 
3
b : a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder
 
: chaos, disorganization, randomness

6 posted on 08/26/2013 4:40:07 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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good word!


12 posted on 08/26/2013 5:01:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Vendome; xsmommy
6 posted on Monday, August 26, 2013 7:40:07 AM by Vendome
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45 posted on 08/26/2013 9:47:44 AM PDT by mikrofon (WFTD Bump ;-)
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