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bekenstein bound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
beken-stein bound
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upper limit on the thermodynamic entropy, or Shannon entropy, that can be contained within a given finite region of space which has a finite amount of energy—or conversely, the maximal amount of information required to perfectly describe a given physical system down to the quantum level.

Etymology

Named after Jacob Bekenstein.

Inflected Forms

Bekenstein bounds (plural)

Questions

What does bekenstein bound mean?
An upper limit on the thermodynamic entropy, or Shannon entropy, that can be contained within a given finite region of space which has a finite amount of energy—or conversely, the maximal amount of information required to perfectly describe a given physical system down to the quantum level.
Where does bekenstein bound come from?
Named after Jacob Bekenstein.

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