counter-entropic
Examples
“One reason⟳ the cosmos is filled with so much interesting stuff is a set⟳ of processes called self-organization, which allow⟳ circumscribed zones of order⟳ to emerge⟳.⁵ When energy is poured into a system, and the system dissipates that energy in its slide⟳ toward entropy, it can become⟳ poised in an orderly, indeed beautiful, configuration—a sphere, spiral, starburst, whirlpool, ripple, crystal, or fractal. The fact that we find⟳ these configurations beautiful, incidentally, suggests that beauty may not just be in the eye of the beholder. The brain’s aesthetic response may be a receptiveness to the counter-entropic patterns that can spring⟳ forth from nature.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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