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entropies

entropies is the plural of entropy.

Meaning of entropy

Noun

entropy (countable and uncountable, plural entropies)

  1. (Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.
  2. Shannon entropy
  3. (countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
    • Near-synonym: unavailable energy
  4. The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature.
  5. The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
  6. (countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.

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Phrases with entropies

Questions about entropies

What is entropies the plural of?
Entropies is the plural of entropy.

Words near entropies in the dictionary

  1. Entroncamento
  2. entropia
  3. entropic
  4. entropic doom
  5. entropically
  6. entropies
  7. entropion
  8. entropionize
  9. entropionized
  10. entropionizes
  11. entropionizing

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