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Meaning of 熵

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Pinyin: shāng
English Definition: entropy (physics)
Chinese Definition:
①物理学上指热能除以温度所得的商,标志热量转化为功的程度。
②科学技术上泛指某些物质系统状态的一种量(liàng)度,某些物质系统状态可能出现的程度。亦被社会科学用以借喻人类社会某些状态的程度。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • [ shāng ] commerce, business, trade
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Example Words
等熵线 děng shāng xiàn isentropic curve (physics})
内熵 nèi shāng internal entropy (physics)
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Example Sentences
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They're in your notes for entropy.
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So entropy of mixing is really super important.
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Entropy of mixing was responsible for equilibrium.
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All driven by entropy of mixing.
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Without entropy of mixing, we would be sitting on this curve here.