conformational entropy


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Noun1.conformational entropy - entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone
randomness, entropy, S - (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
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