entropy

Example Sentences

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“This is because, according to the laws of entropy, chaos begets more chaos.”

From Seattle Times

It’s powerful and unhinged and overbuilt — a monument to the entropy of the postindustrial city, and the tenuous dance of its inhabitants.

From New York Times

Also known as the Big Freeze, this theory describes the ultimate fate of the universe as it approaches maximum entropy.

From Salon

“It’s about embracing the entropy, the chaos, the random — and working with it to create stuff that’s constantly evolving in its own way.”

From Los Angeles Times

The environment she conjures here is one of entropy.

From New York Times