entropy

physical property of the state of a system, measure of disorder

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
concept in physics
Subclass of
scalar quantity, extensive quantity, state function, additive quantity
Defining formula
S = k \ln{W}
Different from
Entropia, enthalpy[14][15]
Has effect
data loss[13]
ISQ dimension
\mathsf{L}^2 \mathsf{M} \mathsf{T}^{-2} \mathsf{\Theta}^{-1}
In defining formula
S, k, W, \ln
Invariant under
isentropic process
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
Opposite of
negentropy[7]
Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
S
Recommended unit of measurement
joule per kelvin, kilogram square metre per square second kelvin[19][20]
Said to be the same as
entropy in order and disorder[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en thermodynamic entropy en entropy ar قصور حراري ar إنتروبيا ar القصور الحراري cs entropie cs Redukované teplo cs Termodynamická entropie cs Clausiova rovnice da Entropi de thermodynamische Entropie el εντροπία es entropía termodinámica es entropía fa آنتروپی fa انتروپی fa انتروپی حرارتی fa انتروپی گرمایی fa اندرگاشت fa درگاشت
🔖 Identifiers · 61
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85044150
GND ID
4014894-4
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
184
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300056015
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/12858
Australian Thesaurus of Education Descriptors ID
4162
BNCF Thesaurus ID
19353
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12099111d
Brilliant Wiki ID
entropy
Dewey Decimal Classification
536.73
Show all 61 identifiers +49
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
120161
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
j0edY, mmP27
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
454004, 576346
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
entropy
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/entropy-physics
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
entropie
Equivalent class
w3id.org
Freebase ID
/m/0cj1wv
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
entropia-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0103334
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
entropi
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4936238
Harper's tag
entropy
IEV number
113-04-22
IUPAC Gold Book ID
E02149
J9U entity ID
987007550784605171
Lex ID
entropi
Mathematics Subject Classification ID
94A17
MeSH descriptor ID
D019277
MeSH tree code
G01.906.345
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2910052939
NALT ID
37425
NDL Authority ID
00562019
NL CR AUT ID
ph119950
Namuwiki ID
엔트로피
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX528989
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3898140
PSH ID
3262
QUDT dimension ID
A0E0L2I0M1H-1T-2D0
QUDT quantity kind ID
Entropy
Quora topic ID
Entropy-physics
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID
15033-3
SVKKL authority ID
h0007066-entropie
Scholarpedia article ID
Entropy
Topic's main category
Category:Entropy
UMLS CUI
C0376522
WikiKids ID
Entropie
WikiSkripta article ID
1515
Wolfram Language quantity ID
Entropy
World of Physics ID
Entropy
YSA ID
Y95076
YSO ID
5009
Yle topic ID
18-278582
Zhihu topic ID
19555892

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Different from 2
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Examples 1
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Invariant under 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
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Opposite of 1
Studied by 1
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Summary

entropy is a concept in physics[1]. entropy is a type of scalar quantity[2], extensive quantity[3], state function[4], and additive quantity[5].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q87327308. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Q87327308. wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . Q87327308. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics. wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080050
    "Created claim: Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080050"
  2. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → entropy
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: entropy, Matched to entropy (#289926671) in Harper's tag #mix'n'm"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → j0edY, mmP27
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → h0007066-entropie
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: h0007066-entropie, batch #259496"
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