Entropy (熵 shāng, 无序状态 wúxù zhuàngtài) measures the randomness of a system.
- 熵 (shāng) as in 熵增 (shāngzēng) or a unit measure of heat energy (熵值 shāngzhí).
- 无序 (wúxù), 无 (wú) means none, 序 (xù) means order; 无序 (wúxù) as in unregulated development (无序发展 wúxù fāzhǎn).
- 状态 (zhuàngtài) as in state of war (战争状态 zhànzhēng zhuàngtài) or good condition (状态良好 zhuàngtài liánghǎo).