entropy

Summary

entropy is a concept in physics^[1]. entropy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• entropy's instance of is recorded as concept in physics^[3].
• entropy is a type of scalar quantity^[4].
• entropy is a type of extensive quantity^[5].
• entropy is a type of state function^[6].
• entropy is a type of additive quantity^[7].
• entropy's Commons category is recorded as Entropy^[8].
• entropy's said to be the same as is recorded as entropy in order and disorder^[9].
• entropy is the opposite of negentropy^[10].
• entropy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Entropy^[11].
• entropy's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-5:2007 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics^[12].
• entropy's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• entropy's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics^[14].
• entropy's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic^[15].
• entropy's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[16].
• entropy's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/entropy^[17].
• entropy's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/entropy^[18].
• entropy's has effect is recorded as data loss^[19].
• entropy's different from is recorded as Entropia^[20].
• entropy's different from is recorded as enthalpy^[21].
• entropy's studied by is recorded as thermodynamics^[22].
• entropy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• entropy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].
• entropy's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as joule per kelvin^[25].
• entropy's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per square second kelvin^[26].

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Definition and Type

entropy's instance of is recorded as concept in physics^[3]. Recorded subclass of include scalar quantity^[4], extensive quantity^[5], state function^[6], and additive quantity^[7]. entropy is the opposite of negentropy^[10].

Why It Matters

entropy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] entropy is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]