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Entropy

[n] (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
[n] (thermodynamics) a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing work; entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity


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