Thermodynamics .

(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.

(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol

S

(in data transmission and information theory) a measure of the loss of information in a transmitted signal or message.

(in cosmology) a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death).

a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration.

noun

breakup , collapse , decay , decline , degeneration , destruction , falling apart , worsening