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Wednesday, May 4th, 2005Entropy: n. pl. en·tro·pies
Symbol S For a closed thermodynamic system, a quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do
work.- A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
- A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
- The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.
- Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.
For some reason I’m really grooving on this word right now. It was the title of a Buffy episode I just saw, but didn’t directly relate to anything in particular on the episode itself. It was more a comment on the entire season, I think.
My favorite definition is #5. Completely randomly,michelle