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Main Entry: en·tro·py Pronunciation: 'en-tr&-pE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -pies Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary 2en- + Greek tropE change, literally, turn, from trepein to turn Date: 1875 1 : a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder and that is a property of the system's state and is related to it in such a manner that a reversible change in heat in the system produces a change in the measure which varies directly with the heat change and inversely with the absolute temperature at which the change takes place; broadly : the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system 2 a : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity b : a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder 3 : CHAOS, DISORGANIZATION, RANDOMNESS |
| News (Nov 19 2004): Apologies for the lack of new podcasts over the last week. Work has been constant. There are five more chapter of TNOS volume 1 on the way. Hoping to have chapter six posted this weekend. -dm | Shoutouts: Thanks to Amy Gahran for her comments on TNOS on her blog at contentious.com, and to Robert for posting on his blog. I'm glad to hear TNOS is working for you, and would like hear more feedback. Please feel free to contact me. |
