entropies
Measures of randomness
Entropies is the plural of entropy, a measure of disorder or randomness in a system.
In thermodynamics, entropy quantifies how energy disperses—systems naturally move toward higher entropy.
In information theory, entropy measures uncertainty or unpredictability in data.
The plural appears when comparing different systems or states: The entropies of the two gases were calculated separately.
Entropy-probability linking physicist
- microstatesExtremely small sovereign nations
- GibbsEnglish family name
- HelmholtzThermodynamics and perception
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
Carnot · irreversibility · equilibrium · dissipation · temperature · joules · thermal
Decline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
disintegration · degeneration · irreversibility · dissipation · wasting · decline · collapse · atrophy
Absence of systematic arrangement
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
disarray · messiness · turbulence · fluctuation · noise · scatter · dispersion · diffusion
Irish river or name
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- codingWriting software instructions
signal · noise · data · transmission · communication · bandwidth · encoding · cryptography
Boltzmann
Entropy-probability linking physicist
- microstatesExtremely small sovereign nations
- GibbsEnglish family name
- HelmholtzThermodynamics and perception
enthalpy · Carnot · irreversibility · equilibrium · dissipation · temperature · joules · thermal
degradation
Decline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
dissolution · disintegration · degeneration · irreversibility · dissipation · wasting · decline · collapse · atrophy · erosion
disorganization
Absence of systematic arrangement
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
unpredictability · disarray · messiness · turbulence · fluctuation · noise · scatter · dispersion · diffusion · mixing
Shannon
Irish river or name
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- redundancyNeedless duplication
coding · signal · noise · data · transmission · communication · bandwidth · encoding · cryptography · message
entropiesorder
Methodical arrangement or request
orders · structure · organization · free energy · enthalpy
entropiesredundancy
Needless duplication
predictability · information · order · compressibility · determinism
entropiesorganization
Structured group with purpose
complexity · differentiation · integration · synergies · coherence