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To: nihil who wrote (77436)4/10/2000 2:00:00 PM
From: Neocon  Respond to of 108807
 
I suppose I was too imprecise:

britannica.com

ENCYCLOP’DIA BRITANNICA

entropy

the measure of a system's energy that is unavailable for work. Since work is obtained from order, the amount of entropy is also a measure of the disorder, or randomness, of a system.




To: nihil who wrote (77436)4/10/2000 2:02:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Respond to of 108807
 
That is true. Of course the first law pertains only to this universe and does not take into consideration any possible interfacing with other universes.

FT


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