Entropy
01
熵, 热力学无序
a thermodynamic measure of the degree of disorder or randomness in a system, denoted by S
例子
When ice melts into water at a higher temperature, the entropy of the system increases.
当冰在较高温度下融化成水时，系统的熵增加。
Gas molecules in a container have higher entropy than the same molecules in a more ordered liquid state.
容器中的气体分子比处于更有序液态的相同分子具有更高的熵。
02
a numerical measure of the uncertainty or unpredictability of an outcome or information source
例子
The entropy of the message stream was calculated to optimize compression.
High entropy in a password indicates greater security.
