| NOUN | attribute | randomness, entropy, S | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work |
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| attribute | randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise | the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan / plan |
| Sounds | rae'ndahmnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work. | |
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| Synonyms | entropy, S | |
| Category | thermodynamics | The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
| Narrower | conformational entropy | entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone |
| Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
| Spanish | aleatoriedad, entropía | |
| Catalan | entropia | |
| Meaning | The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan / plan. | |
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| Synonyms | haphazardness, stochasticity, noise | |
| Narrower | ergodicity | An attribute of stochastic systems |
| Broader | irregularity, unregularity | not characterized by a fixed principle or rate |
| Spanish | aleatoriedad | |
| Catalan | aleatorietat | |
| Adjectives | random | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose |
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