entropic
/ɛnˈtrɑpɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by a gradual decline into disorder or randomness.
- The entropic nature of the universe means that everything tends toward chaos.
- Without regular maintenance, any system becomes entropic over time.
- The abandoned house had an entropic feel, with peeling paint and crumbling walls.
- Relating to the scientific concept of entropy, a measure of disorder in a system.
- The second law of thermodynamics describes entropic changes in a closed system.
- The scientist studied the entropic behavior of gas molecules in a container.
- Entropic processes in physics explain why heat flows from hot to cold objects.
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