entropy
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In these cases, assumptions about the past are used to support conclusions, such as the reliability of memory or the direction in which entropy increases.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
From a strictly formal standpoint, it is more probable for the patterns that make up our memories and observations to arise from random entropy fluctuations than from a real sequence of past events.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
His characters have aged in subsequent books, but the city has defied the laws of entropy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
This tendency toward disorder also applies at the molecular scale and is described by a property known as entropy.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
He studied theoretical physics and threw himself body and soul into work on entropy, a process at the heart of thermodynamics, which seemed to hold much promise for an ambitious young man.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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