how to pronounce entropy

/ˈɛn.tɹə.pi/

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An example use of entropy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… even reversed entropy and cured death …”

meanings of entropy

noun:

A measure of the disorder present in a system.
The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.
Strictly thermodynamic entropy. A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
(thermodynamics, countable).
The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature .

entropy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word entropy occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics entropy can be related to

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1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;