Re: Worst SF/F book you've read

In article <MSGID_2=3A240=2F2199.13=40fidonet_334db082@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Tina Hall <Tina_Hall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>But this reminds me, is there another definition for 'entropy'
>besides: "(Physics) a quantity expressing how much of a system's
>thermal energy is unavailable for conversion into mechanical work. -
>Origin: Greek <skip word> 'transformation'"?

Order and disorder. The more entropy a system has, the
more disorded it is.

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