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isolated systems

isolated systems is the plural of isolated system.

Meaning of isolated system

Noun

isolated system (plural isolated systems)

  1. A system that does not interact with its surroundings. Depending on context this may mean that its total energy and/or momentum stay constant. In thermodynamics, isolated is usually used to indicate that the system's energy does not change. In mechanics it is used to indicate that the system's momentum does not change.

Questions about isolated systems

What is isolated systems the plural of?
Isolated systems is the plural of isolated system.

Words near isolated systems in the dictionary

  1. isolated horizon
  2. isolated horizons
  3. isolated pawn
  4. isolated pawns
  5. isolated system
  6. isolated systems
  7. isolatedly
  8. isolatedness
  9. isolatee
  10. isolatees
  11. isolateral

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