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entropy : a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder — Webster See also Principia Cybernetica, Oxford, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, InfoPlease, Word Reference, Urban Dictionary

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Entropy is a thermodynamic property that can be used to determine the energy available for useful work in a thermodynamic process, such as in energy conversion devices, engines, or machines. Such devices can only be driven by convertible energy, and have a theoretical maximum efficiency when converting energy to work. During this work, entropy accumulates in the system, which then dissipates in the form of waste heat. — Wikipedia

David Darling’s Internet Encyclopedia of Science, Encyclopædia Britannica, Columbia (Infoplease)