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
The inventor revolutionized sugar processing by taming steam and thermodynamics.
—Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022
Would waging war against the laws of thermodynamics — i.e. keeping coffee hot over a two-hour period — make the coffee taste overcooked?
—Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Henry Adams decided that the second law of thermodynamics applied to human history as a closed system.
—Michael Robbins, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
In the end, thermodynamics wasn’t much help in making better engines and machinery.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2022
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
The inventor revolutionized sugar processing by taming steam and thermodynamics.
—Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022
Would waging war against the laws of thermodynamics — i.e. keeping coffee hot over a two-hour period — make the coffee taste overcooked?
—Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Henry Adams decided that the second law of thermodynamics applied to human history as a closed system.
—Michael Robbins, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
In the end, thermodynamics wasn’t much help in making better engines and machinery.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 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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