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Entropy (disambiguation)




Entropy ( Greek : ''en'' = in and ''tropE'' = change) can have one of several meanings:

In natural sciences and mathematics:

In computer science:
  • Entropy (anonymous Data Store) is a decentralized, peer-to-peer communication network designed to be resistant to censorship.

  • Entropy is the name of a Renderman -Interface compliant 3D Renderer that was developed by Berkely software company Exluna until further development was halted as part of the settlement of a patent lawsuit filed by Pixar . Exluna were subsequently acquired by Nvidia Corporation to develop a Hardware -accelerated renderer that is able to use Nvidia GPU 's to accelerate the rendering process.

  • In the sense of Information Entropy , above; used to refer to a nondeterministic source of bits for use by random number generators.

  • Entropy Encoding


In music:

In literature:
  • Entropy is the name of an oft-anthologized short story by Thomas Pynchon



Other meanings