ORDER and ENTROPY
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2376 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Methodology or model |
K.D. BAILEY comments: “ a high degree of order indicates a system which has a low degree of entropy, and high degrees of energy, information and negentropy. Conversely, a system showing a low degree of integration has high entropy, with low information, energy and negentropy. We have specifically excluded the terms ”complexity“ and ”organizational complexity“ as they have not been adequately defined in the literature” (1987, p.92).
However, highly dynamic systems produce more entropy than the others, thanks to the absorbed energy, that they dissipate to order themselves. But, while they conserve or increase the acquired order, they export more entropy towards the environment. This is why some authors say — creating some confusion — that entropy grows with order. It should be said that order may grow locally only if entropy grows globally, as the ordering system produces more entropy but exports it toward the environment.
See: Maxwell's Demon Paradox.