entropy

Other forms of entropy

plural

entropies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about entropy

What does entropy mean?

entropy means "(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in entropy?

entropy has 3 syllables: en-tro-py. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛntɹəpi/.

What is another word for entropy?

Close synonyms include information, selective information, randomness, S. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is entropy a common word?

entropy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.