Entropy is like energy, which we can feel, but is difficult to explain what exactly it is. Originally introduced as a limitation on the ability of a machine to convert one form of energy into another form, now it is at the heart of modern communications and information processing. In a crude way, Entropy is that quantity that denotes complexity in a system. There is no exact definition of what kind of complexity it refers to. But we can almost feel when we look at a system. A system with 3 objects is more complex than a system with 2 objects. A moving object has more complexity that a similar stationary object. A is more complex than L. 23 is more complex than 2. Entropy refers to this unexplainable complexity which our mind can perceive. It may be one of those apriori cognitions that the mind is born with.
If universe is a big computer as is believed by many, Entropy is the quantity that changes as the computer computes.
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