Entropy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛntɹəpi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛntɹəpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛntɹəpi/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛntɹəpi/.

Examples

the signal contained thousands of bits of information
entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

selective information information randomness S

Parts of Speech

noun	(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome “the signal contained thousands of bits of information”
noun	(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”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entropie

(Kommunikationstheorie) ein numerisches Maß für die Unsicherheit eines Ergebnisses

🇫🇷French

entropie

(théorie de la communication) une mesure numérique de l'incertitude d'un résultat

🇪🇸Spanish

entropía

(teoría de la comunicación) una medida numérica de la incertidumbre de un resultado

🇮🇹Italian

entropia

(teoria della comunicazione) una misura numerica dell'incertezza di un risultato

🇳🇱Dutch

entropie

(communicatietheorie) een numerieke maatstaf voor de onzekerheid van een uitkomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

entropia

(teoria da comunicação) uma medida numérica da incerteza de um resultado

🇷🇺Russian

энтропия

(теория коммуникации) числовая мера неопределенности результата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एन्ट्रापी

(संचार सिद्धांत) किसी परिणाम की अनिश्चितता का एक संख्यात्मक माप

🇧🇩Bengali

এনট্রপি

(যোগাযোগ তত্ত্ব) একটি ফলাফলের অনিশ্চয়তার একটি সংখ্যাগত পরিমাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

என்ட்ரோபி

(தொடர்புக் கோட்பாடு) ஒரு முடிவின் நிச்சயமற்ற தன்மையின் எண் அளவீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంట్రోపీ

(కమ్యూనికేషన్ సిద్ధాంతం) ఫలితం యొక్క అనిశ్చితి యొక్క సంఖ్యాపరమైన కొలత

🇮🇳Marathi

एन्ट्रॉपी

(संप्रेषण सिद्धांत) निकालाच्या अनिश्चिततेचे संख्यात्मक माप

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્ટ્રોપી

(સંચાર સિદ્ધાંત) પરિણામની અનિશ્ચિતતાનું સંખ્યાત્મક માપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಂಟ್ರೊಪಿ

(ಸಂವಹನ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ) ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆಯ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಅಳತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻട്രോപ്പി

(ആശയവിനിമയ സിദ്ധാന്തം) ഒരു ഫലത്തിൻ്റെ അനിശ്ചിതത്വത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു സംഖ്യാ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਂਟਰੌਪੀ

(ਸੰਚਾਰ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਦੀ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤਤਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖਿਆਤਮਕ ਮਾਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

اینٹروپی

(مواصلاتی نظریہ) کسی نتیجہ کی غیر یقینی صورتحال کا عددی پیمانہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熵

（传播理论）结果不确定性的数值度量

🇯🇵Japanese

エントロピ

(コミュニケーション理論) 結果の不確実性の数値的尺度

🇰🇷Korean

엔트로피

(의사소통 이론) 결과의 불확실성을 수치적으로 측정한 것

🇹🇭Thai

เอนโทรปี

(ทฤษฎีการสื่อสาร) การวัดเชิงตัวเลขของความไม่แน่นอนของผลลัพธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

entropi

(teori komunikasi) ukuran numerik dari ketidakpastian suatu hasil

🇲🇾Malay

entropi

(teori komunikasi) ukuran berangka ketidakpastian sesuatu hasil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنتروبيا

(نظرية الاتصال) مقياس عددي لعدم اليقين من النتيجة

🇮🇷Persian

آنتروپی

(نظریه ارتباطات) اندازه گیری عددی عدم قطعیت یک نتیجه

🇹🇷Turkish

entropi

(iletişim teorisi) bir sonucun belirsizliğinin sayısal ölçüsü

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנטרופיה

(תורת התקשורת) מדד מספרי לאי הוודאות של תוצאה

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