Ordiny (noun)
/ˈɔːdɪni/
Definition:
The tendency of a system to move toward order, coherence, and structured arrangement, in contrast to entropy’s tendency toward disorder and dispersion.
A measure of increasing organization, regularity, or predictability within a system.
(Philosophical/poetic) The principle of gathering, harmonizing, or building complexity through ordered patterns.
Etymology:
Back-formed from order and ordinary, ultimately from Latin ordo (“row, rank, arrangement”). Modeled in parallel to entropy.
Usage:
“Life feeds on ordiny, exporting entropy to survive.”
“The crystal lattice is a frozen triumph of ordiny over thermal chaos.”
“Civilizations rise and fall on the tension between entropy and ordiny.”