entropy
English
/ˈɛntɹəpi/
noun
Definitions
- (thermodynamics)
- (statistics) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
- (uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.
Etymology
Derived from German Entropie derived from Ancient Greek τροπή (transformation, turning, turn, a turn, solstice, trope).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τροπή
Gloss
transformation, turning, turn, a turn, solstice, trope
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -urgy English
- anentropic English
- anentropy English
- antientropic English
- disentropy English
- entropic English
- entropically English
- entropized English
- entropyless English
- entropylike English
- equientropic English
- erg English
- ergon English
- homentropic English
- hyperentropy English
- isentropic English
- isoentropic English
- nonentropic English
- subentropy English
- Entropie German
- Tropen German
- entropisch German
- entropie Dutch, Flemish
- энтропи́я Russian
- эргоно́мика Russian
- ergometría Spanish, Castilian
- γεωργός Ancient Greek
- δίς Ancient Greek
- εὐεργέτης Ancient Greek
- κακοῦργος Ancient Greek
- πανοῦργος Ancient Greek
- τρέπω Ancient Greek
- τροπή Ancient Greek
- τροπαῖος Ancient Greek
- τροπικός Ancient Greek
- χειρουργέω Ancient Greek
- ἀγαθοεργέω Ancient Greek
- ἐνεργός Ancient Greek
- ἐντροπή Ancient Greek
- ἐντροπία Ancient Greek
- ἐργάζομαι Ancient Greek
- ἐργάτης Ancient Greek
- ἐργαλεῖον Ancient Greek
- ἐργώδης Ancient Greek
- ἑκάεργος Ancient Greek
- ἔργον Ancient Greek
- *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wérǵom Proto-Indo-European
- ergonomji Polish
- -trópacht Irish
- eirgeanamaíocht Irish
- erg Catalan, Valencian
- έργο Greek (modern)
- αγαθοεργός Greek (modern)
- ντροπή Greek (modern)
- ντροπιάζω Greek (modern)
- алергия Bulgarian
- *wérgon Proto-Hellenic