Entropy (S)

熵 (S)

Explanation (EN)

A thermodynamic state quantity describing the dispersal of energy and the number of ways a system's particles can be arranged; a measure of disorder.

Explanation (ZH)

描述能量分散程度及系统粒子排布方式数目的热力学状态量;无序度的量度。

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