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Small pieces move randomly till they meet and link permanently by
molecular forces. The irreversibility of linking is the mechanism by
which "order is born from disorder". I am using these strong words
without any evidence that the entropy of a clustered pattern is lower
than the entropy of a really random distribution for a given number
of particles. Any idea how to calculate the entropy of a pattern?
Sure, but entropy has very little to do with order, a drum I've beaten************************************************************************
here before. I assure you that the entropy of the system increases (and
I'll tell you how if you don't figure it out first yourself) when the
particles stick together. You may also perceive that the order increases,
and I would agree with you. That should be sufficient to rupture your
implicit connection between entropy and disorder.