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The Clue
Tendency toward chaos (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ENTROPY
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Notes
The answer ENTROPY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chaos
Efficiency measure
Degree of disorder in a system
Topic of the second law of thermodynamics
Definition
ENTROPY as a noun:
1. (information, selective information, entropy) = (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
2. (randomness, entropy, S) = (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"