Examples of “entropy” in a Sentence

noun In physics, a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system.

• The universe's entropy is always increasing, according to the second law of thermodynamics.
• When ice melts in a warm room, the entropy of the system increases.
• Engineers calculate entropy to understand how much energy a machine wastes as heat.

noun More generally, a tendency for things to fall into chaos or disorder if left alone.

• Without regular upkeep, the old house slowly succumbed to entropy.
• My desk drifts toward entropy unless I tidy it every week.
• Left alone, the community garden fell to entropy, and weeds covered every bed.