entropy

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"Instead of entropy resisting the reaction, it now promotes it."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

In normal conditions, such as a glass of water, water molecules rarely break apart on their own because the process is discouraged by both energy and entropy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"He was like, 'it's about atrophy and entropy and the forces of the universe'," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

It would be easier to argue that the best defense against entropy is to stand athwart any change in taste and manners, as Plato advised in the “Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In a way, he realized, I’m part of the form-destroying process of entropy.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick