entropy
/ˈentrəpɪ/noun
mass noun
1- Physics a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system's thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. (Symbol: S)【物理】熵（符号：S）。
1.1
- figurative lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder〈喻〉无序; 渺茫; 越来越乱：
a marketplace where entropy reigns supreme.
一个混乱不堪的市场。
1.2
- (in information theory) a logarithmic measure of the rate of transfer of information in a particular message or language（信息论中的）熵, 平均信息量。
派生词
entropic
/-ˈtrɒpɪk/ adjectiveentropically
adverb词源
mid 19th cent.: from EN-2 'inside' + Greek tropē 'transformation'.