entropy

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"Instead of entropy resisting the reaction, it now promotes it."

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

It would be easier to argue that the best defense against entropy is to stand athwart any change in taste and manners, as Plato advised in the “Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

I try not to succumb to the crazy entropy of this thing between us.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon