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Gerry Myerson
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What is entropy, really?

I first saw the term "entropy" in a chemistry course while studying thermodynamics. During my graduate studies I encountered the term in many different areas of mathematics. Can anyone explain why this term is used and what it means. What I am looking for is a few examples where the term "entropy" is used to describe some mathematical object/quantity and its meaning there.

Mustafa Said
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