Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Entropy is usually defined as "disorder," but this is not quite the correct way to think of it. A better and more precise way is to think of it as the number of ways that the microscopic components of the system can be arranged without affecting its macroscopic properties. High entropy systems can be arranged in more ways than low entropy systems. Often, this is indistinguishable from disorder, so "disorder" is the more simplified way that it is defined.
Full video here: youtu.be/CkAPhZ2QMg4
Entropy is usually defined as "disorder," but this is not quite the correct way to think of it. A better and more precise way is to think of it as the number of ways that the microscopic components of the system can be arranged without affecting its macroscopic properties. High entropy systems can be arranged in more ways than low entropy systems. Often, this is indistinguishable from disorder, so "disorder" is the more simplified way that it is defined.
