entropy

NOUN /ɛntrəpi/

7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

entropy is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

E1N1T1R1O1P3Y4

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =12 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36

MEANING

What does entropy mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

(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”

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

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