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Entropy

A measurable physical quantity representing disorder; its increase is dictated by the second law of thermodynamics.

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  • free energy
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    Thermodynamic potential ΔF = ΔE − TΔS; domain walls form if ΔF < 0
  • Negative Entropy
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    Schrödinger's concept that living systems maintain order by extracting 'negative entropy' (order) from environment, reconciling second law of thermodynamics.
  • Quantum Mechanics
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    Theoretical framework Schrödinger argues is essential for explaining chemical stability of genes and hereditary substance against thermal perturbation.

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  • Residual Entropymethod0.830
    Matrix-based entropy H(X) of residual stream, measuring compression of representations across depth
  • entropy scalingconcept0.822
    How the entropy gain ΔS scales with perimeter length P
  • Basin Entropymethod0.790
    Metric distinguishing fractal from smooth/random basins, computed by partitioning slices into boxes and taking mean Shannon entropy of settling times.
  • Variant of basin entropy averaged only over boxes straddling multiple basin values.
  • The dead inert state where all energy differences are equalized; organisms avoid this by metabolism.
  • probabilityconcept0.778
    Measure of expected sensory input, core to linking value and surprise.
  • environmentconcept0.776
    The physical or conceptual space where loose parts are situated.