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Why does energy spread out evenly if there's only a 21% chance that energy spreads out evenly?

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It has to do with increasing the entropy of the universe.

Step-by-step explanation:

The modern definition of entropy is that it is the extent to which a system is able to disperse its energy. Energy (such as heat!) likes to spread itself out, so that as many states as possible are occupied with the least amount of energy.

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