Proper Pronunciation Guide

entropy

[ɛn trə pi]

Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable.
  • Pronounce the letter “o” in the second syllable as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/.

Practice Sentence:

 David was writing his Ph.D. dissertation on entropy, or the second law of thermodynamics.

Definition:

  • (noun) The tendency of any dynamic system to revert to a state of equilibrium after becoming unbalanced. Also, a measure of the loss of information in a transmitted signal.

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