entropy
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The researchers measured energy transfer involving exchange interactions, demagnetizing effects, and entropy.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The latter says the entropy of a closed system—commonly understood as its degree of disorder—can never decrease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The idea is that positive travel experiences, as part of a person's environment, may help the body maintain a healthier low entropy state by influencing four major body systems.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
To better understand this problem, the researchers built a formal framework that examines how different assumptions affect conclusions about entropy and memory.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
This state would be less ordered, and hence have more entropy, than the initial state of two separate boxes.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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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