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Loschmidt's paradox

Loschmidt's paradox proper noun: the objection that it should not be possible to deduce an irreversible process from time-symmetric dynamics.

Proper noun

Loschmidt's paradox

  1. The objection that it should not be possible to deduce an irreversible process from time-symmetric dynamics.

Origin of Loschmidt's paradox

Named after Johann Josef Loschmidt.

Questions about Loschmidt's paradox

What does Loschmidt's paradox mean?
Loschmidt's paradox means the objection that it should not be possible to deduce an irreversible process from time-symmetric dynamics.
What part of speech is Loschmidt's paradox?
Loschmidt's paradox is a proper noun.

Words near Loschmidt's paradox in the dictionary

  1. Loscalzos
  2. Losch
  3. Losches
  4. Loschiavo
  5. Loschiavos
  6. Loschmidt's paradox
  7. Loscoe
  8. lose
  9. lose caste
  10. lose control
  11. lose count

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