entropy
physical property of the state of a system, measure of disorder
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Summary
entropy is a concept in physics[1]. entropy ranks in the top 4% of concept in physics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,305 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: scalar quantity[3], extensive quantity[4], state function[5], additive quantity[6]
- Commons category: Entropy[7]
- Said to be the same as: entropy in order and disorder[8]
- Opposite of: negentropy[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Entropy[10]
- Described by source: ISO 80000-5:2007 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics[13], Lean Logic[14], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[15]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/entropy[16], https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/entropy[17]
- Has effect: data loss[18]
- Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080050[19]
- Different from: Entropia[20], enthalpy[21]
- Studied by: thermodynamics[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[24]
- Recommended unit of measurement: joule per kelvin[25], kilogram square metre per square second kelvin[26]
Why It Matters
entropy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] entropy is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]