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Entropy
Scope Note
The amount of disorder, or tendency toward randomness, in a physical or social system, e.g., the extent to which the energy in a thermodynamic system is unavailable for useful work, the diminished capacity of human systems (over time) for adaption or change, the degree of uncertainty in a message or signal
Used For
Negentropy
Broader Term
Scientific concepts
Related Term
Chemical equilibrium
Cybernetics
Ecology
Energy
Information theory
Mathematical models
Organisation
Social change
Systems approach
Thermodynamics
Subject Category
490 Science and technology
Date Added
Nov 95
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