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... ENTROPY, a vague and convoluted concept that even today mystifies physicists and many engineers. Entropy is the measure of the degree of disorder in an enclosed system. Although the theory was first derived for the purpose of a measurement used in thermodynamics, the concept behind entropy grew to be intrinsically linked with the development and daily integration in such field of studies as communication, biology, languages, and even art. The essentia of entropy is a thread carefully woven through the process of our daily lives in a variety of function-like forms that we may not even be aware of.
Webster’s Dictionary gives several different definitions for entropy, “1) For a closed thermodynamic system, a quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do work. ... ” Entropy has many connotations including chaos, probability, disarray and confusion. Entropy is not a condition of logical arrangements. Entropy is not tangible and is not able to be viewed by the naked eye. Entropy is an analyzed process that occurs within two systems, one of order, the other disorder. ...
A great example that we can see entropy occur is from the melting of an ice cube on a kitchen counter top.
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