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Entropy

Scope note

Includes both the quantity that is a measure of the amount of energy in a system not available for doing work, and the ultimate state in the degradation of matter and energy in the universe.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056015

Broader Terms used

dynamics

Equivalent Terms used

entropic

Created

13yrs ago

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