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second law of thermodynamics

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second law of thermodynamics [′sek·ənd ′lȯ əv ‚thər·mə·dī′nam·iks]
(thermodynamics)
A general statement of the idea that there is a preferred direction for any process; there are many equivalent statements of the law, the best known being those of Clausius and of Kelvin.


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Furthermore, gravity theory suggests that the planets have been moving in orderly orbits for millions and millions of years, which wholly contradicts the second law of thermodynamics.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, formulated in the 19th century, specifies that in a closed system, order must either stay constant or decrease.
``To not know the second law of thermodynamics for physics is not to know Shakespeare if you're studying English,'' the pedagogue informed his students.
 
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