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Entropy Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics J/K A fundamental thermodynamic property measuring the degree of microscopic disorder, randomness, or thermal energy unavailable for mechanical work in a system. dS = dQ_rev / T, S = kB ln Ω Entropy in Biological Systems Biophysics & Medical Physics J/K (Entropy) The thermodynamic concept describing how open biological systems maintain high internal structural order by expelling heat and entropy to their environment. dS_system + dS_environment ≥ 0 (Schrödinger: 'Living on Negative Entropy')