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has gloss	(noun) (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" randomness, entropy, S
has gloss	eng: In thermodynamics, entropy is a measure of how much of the energy of a system is potentially available to do work and how much of it is potentially manifest as heat. In classical thermodynamics, the entropy is defined only for a system in thermodynamic equilibrium. A thermodynamic system is any physical object or region of space that can be described by its thermodynamic quantities such as temperature, pressure, volume and density. In simple terms, the second law of thermodynamics states that for a system, the intensive thermodynamic quantities such as temperature, pressure, and chemical potential tend to become more uniform as time goes by, unless there is an outside influence which works to maintain the differences.
lexicalization	eng: Entropy
lexicalization	eng: randomness
lexicalization	eng: S
subclass of	(noun) any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions physical property
has subclass	(noun) entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone conformational entropy

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has category	(noun) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy thermodynamics
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similar	e/Entropy (arrow of time)
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