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negentropy
Negentropy (noun) means In physics, negentropy is the gap between a system's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy.
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In physics, negentropy is the gap between a system's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy.
"Negentropy is the difference between the entropy of a system and the entropy of the same system at equilibrium (i.e., when it has its maximum possible entropy). Since entropy measures the amount of disorder, negentropy measures order."
— John E. Mayfield, The Evolution of Complexity (2013)
"The same magnitude, but with a minus sign, i.e., the measure of macroscopic ordering, the measure of non-uniformity in the distribution of heat, the measure of the differences in temperature—temperature gradients—is called negentropy."
— Boris G. Kuznetsov, Philosophy of Optimism (1977)
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In statistics, negentropy is the gap between a probability distribution's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy.
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Etymology
From nega- + entropy. A blend of negative + entropy, coined by the French physicist Léon Brillouin (1889–1969). The term negative entropy was introduced by the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961) in his book What is Life? (1944, based on lectures delivered in February 1943).
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What is the meaning of negentropy?
"negentropy" (noun) means in physics, negentropy is the gap between a system's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy.
What is the opposite of negentropy?
The opposite of "negentropy" is entropy.
What are the different meanings of negentropy?
"negentropy" has 2 main meanings: 1. In physics, negentropy is the gap between a system's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy; 2. In statistics, negentropy is the gap between a probability distribution's actual entropy and its highest possible entropy.
