All 7 Uses
entropy
in
All the Light We Cannot See
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- Entropy†
p. 238.1
- Entropy, who can say what that is?†
p. 239.9 *
- Entropy is the degree of randomness or disorder in a system, Doctor.†
p. 240.1
- The entropy of a closed system never decreases.†
p. 240.9
- The entropy of a closed system never decreases.†
p. 276.9
- The total entropy of any system, said Dr. Hauptmann, will decrease only if the entropy of another system will increase.†
p. 355.3
- The total entropy of any system, said Dr. Hauptmann, will decrease only if the entropy of another system will increase.†
p. 355.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(entropy) a measure of the disorder in a system -- especially where disorder is increasing
or:
the amount of energy no longer available to do work in a system - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)