entropy
nounfemininetécnico/ẽtɾuˈpiɐ/medium
en·tro·pi·a
Definition
In thermodynamics, a measure of the disorder or unavailable energy in a system.
The entropy of an isolated system always increases.
Entropy is a key concept in statistical mechanics.
Common collocations
high entropylow entropythermodynamic entropyentropy law
Etymology
Do grego 'entropia', de 'en-' (em) + 'tropē' (transformação, volta).