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Re: entropy

On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Rauber, Joel Phys wrote:
I confess to always mentioning the idea of disorder; but I'm not so sure
(even after what's been said) that its an entirely stupid thing to do,
particulary if you mention all the disclaimers about this being a loose
analogy at best.

So do I. In fact I think the idea is so commonplace that you would
be doing the students a diservice if you do not try and clarify
exactly what is meant when various texts make the semantic equation
entropy=disorder.

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