Negentropy

Negentropy (short for negative entropy) is a term used to describe order, structure, and usable energy within a system—essentially, it's what fights against chaos and decay.

In physics and information theory:

• Entropy is the measure of disorder or randomness; systems naturally evolve toward higher entropy (more chaos).
• Negentropy is the opposite: a measure of order, information, or structure. It's what life, intelligence, and complex systems create or maintain by resisting entropy.

Example in nature:
Living organisms take in food (low-entropy energy), use it to build cells, think, move, and reproduce—thus maintaining structure and resisting decay.

In sci-fi or theoretical physics:
Negentropy is often used to describe exotic processes that reverse decay, store perfect information, or build hyper-ordered systems—like preserving consciousness, stabilizing wormholes, or powering information-based civilizations.

In essence:
Negentropy is the fuel of life, memory, and complexity—the universe's way of writing poetry into chaos.