randomness
1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work - entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity • Syn: entropy, S • Topics: thermodynamics • Hypernyms: physical property • Hyponyms: conformational entropy 2. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan • Syn: haphazardness, stochasticity, noise • Derivationally related forms: haphazard (for: haphazardness), random • Hypernyms: irregularity, unregularity • Hyponyms: ergodicity
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