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A measurable physical quantity representing disorder; its increase is dictated by the second law of thermodynamics.
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- free energyassociated_withThermodynamic potential ΔF = ΔE − TΔS; domain walls form if ΔF < 0
- Negative Entropyassociated_withSchrödinger's concept that living systems maintain order by extracting 'negative entropy' (order) from environment, reconciling second law of thermodynamics.
- Quantum Mechanicsassociated_withTheoretical framework Schrödinger argues is essential for explaining chemical stability of genes and hereditary substance against thermal perturbation.
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- Measure of expected sensory input, core to linking value and surprise.
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