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noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Examples
- 1.entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity
Synonyms
- randomness 1
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- entropy 2
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
