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- | The, in the beginning purely empirical, observation that the observation of a system always increases, can be deduced from general logical arguments as was demonstrated by Jaynes. | + | The, in the beginning purely empirical, observation that the entropy of a system always increases, can be deduced from general logical arguments as was demonstrated by Jaynes. |
Entropy is a macroscopic notion like temperature and is used when we do not have absolute knowledge about the exact micro configurations of the system. | Entropy is a macroscopic notion like temperature and is used when we do not have absolute knowledge about the exact micro configurations of the system. |