English Explanatory Dictionary

negentropy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The difference between the entropy of a system and the maximum possible entropy of the same system.
  2. The difference between the entropy of a probability distribution and the maximum possible entropy of the same probability distribution.

Pronunciation

/ˌnɛɡˈɛntɹɒpi/ /ˌnɛɡˈɛntɹəpi/

Word forms

negentropy negentropies

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).

Synonyms

centropy disentropy entaxy extropy

Antonyms

entropy

Derived words

negentropic
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