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conservation of energy
noun phrase
: a principle in physics: the total energy of an isolated system remains constant irrespective of whatever internal changes may take place with energy disappearing in one form reappearing in another
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But in this scenario, the only physical principles involved are conservation laws, such as the conservation of energy or the conservation of momentum and angular momentum.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
The second law of thermodynamics, the first law of thermodynamics, the conservation of energy, the principles of statistical mechanics, the properties of radiation — all of that is 100% dependent on a set of principles that include the zeroth principle of physics, that information is conserved.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Wagner places a lot in this category: linear algebra, the law of conservation of energy, the cure for scurvy, the paintings of van Gogh and Vermeer, the poetry of Dickinson and Keats, the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 24 June 2023
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—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1853, in the meaning defined above
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“Conservation of energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservation%20of%20energy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
conservation of energy
: a principle in physics that states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed and that the total energy of a system by itself remains constant
Medical Definition
conservation of energy
noun
: a principle in physics: the total energy of an isolated system remains constant irrespective of whatever internal changes may take place with energy disappearing in one form reappearing in another
called also first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy
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