entropy

• Wissenschaftlicher Begriff für ein Maß für Unordnung oder Unbestimmtheit in einem System, insbesondere in der Thermodynamik und der Informationstheorie.

A scientific term that can refer to a measure of uncertainty or disorder in a system, particularly in thermodynamics and information theory.

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1. Thermodynamic quantityC1formalscientific

   A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system, representing the amount of energy unavailable for work.

   Entropie

   • The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy in an isolated system always increases.
   • Entropy is often described as the tendency of systems to move toward greater disorder.
   • Calculating the entropy change helps engineers design more efficient engines.

   Synonymedisorderrandomness

2. Measure of uncertaintyC1formalscientific

   In information theory, a numerical measure of the unpredictability or uncertainty of an outcome.

   Maß der Unbestimmtheit

   • High entropy in a data stream indicates a high level of randomness.
   • The entropy of a fair coin toss is one bit.
   • Shannon's entropy formula is fundamental to data compression algorithms.

   Synonymerandomnessuncertaintyunpredictability

   Antonymecertaintypredictability