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negentropy — (n.) 1950, compounded from negative entropy … Etymology dictionary
Negentropy — The negentropy, also negative entropy or syntropy, of a living system is the entropy that it exports to keep its own entropy low; it lies at the intersection of entropy and life. The concept and phrase negative entropy were introduced by Erwin… … Wikipedia
negentropy — neigiamoji entropija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. negentropy vok. Negentropie, f rus. негэнтропия, f pranc. néguentropie, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
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Entropy in thermodynamics and information theory — There are close parallels between the mathematical expressions for the thermodynamic entropy, usually denoted by S , of a physical system in the statistical thermodynamics established by Ludwig Boltzmann and J. Willard Gibbs in the 1870s; and the … Wikipedia
Léon Brillouin — Infobox Scientist name = Léon Brillouin box width = 300px |200px image width = 200px caption = Léon Nicolas Brillouin (1889–1969) birth date = August 7,1889 birth place = Sèvres, Seine et Oise, France death date = October 4, 1969 death place =… … Wikipedia
Entropy — This article is about entropy in thermodynamics. For entropy in information theory, see Entropy (information theory). For a comparison of entropy in information theory with entropy in thermodynamics, see Entropy in thermodynamics and information… … Wikipedia
Synergetics — is an interdisciplinary science explaining the formation and self organization of patterns and structures in open systems far from thermodynamic equilibrium. It is founded by Hermann Haken, inspired by the laser theory. Self organization requires … Wikipedia
Glossary of systems theory — A glossary of terms as relating to systems theory. [ Because systems language introduces many new terms essential to understanding how a system works, a glossary of many of the significant terms is developed.] NOTOC A* Adaptive capacity: An… … Wikipedia
Information — as a concept has a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning,… … Wikipedia
