entropy
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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
"Instead of entropy resisting the reaction, it now promotes it."
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing entropy
Chemistry - High School
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The ACT Science Test: Physics Review
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Mechanical Engineering
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