thermodynamics
noun
ther·mo·dy·nam·ics
ˌthər-mō-dī-ˈna-miks 
-də-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat
2
: thermodynamic processes and phenomena
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This relationship is explained by Isaac Newton in his third law of thermodynamics: for every action in nature, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Frank Lavin, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
An earlier version of this technology had been introduced in 1922 by Swiss inventors, and Szilard found a way to improve on their design, drawing on his expertise in thermodynamics.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
Blobs of Excitement Around the time GANs were invented, Sohl-Dickstein was a postdoc at Stanford University working on generative models, with a side interest in nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
In particular, many theorists have wondered how the great complexity of life can be reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics that suggest that all systems must inevitably decay to a state of greatest disorder.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022
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Frank Lavin, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
An earlier version of this technology had been introduced in 1922 by Swiss inventors, and Szilard found a way to improve on their design, drawing on his expertise in thermodynamics.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
Blobs of Excitement Around the time GANs were invented, Sohl-Dickstein was a postdoc at Stanford University working on generative models, with a side interest in nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
In particular, many theorists have wondered how the great complexity of life can be reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics that suggest that all systems must inevitably decay to a state of greatest disorder.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022
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thermodynamics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
ther·mo·dy·nam·ics
-iks
1
: physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat
2
: thermodynamic processes and phenomena
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