entropy

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In normal conditions, such as a glass of water, water molecules rarely break apart on their own because the process is discouraged by both energy and entropy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"To understand and improve water-splitting devices, we need to consider not just energy, but entropy -- and how electric fields reshape the molecular landscape of water."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

This tendency toward disorder also applies at the molecular scale and is described by a property known as entropy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"He was like, 'it's about atrophy and entropy and the forces of the universe'," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The increase of disorder or entropy with time is one example of what is called an arrow of time, something that distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking