The increase of disorder or entropy with time is one example of what i…

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The increase of disorder or entropy with time is one example of what is called an arrow of time, something that distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time. ✨ A Brief History of Time. Book by Stephen Hawking, 1988.
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