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closed system
noun
, Thermodynamics.
- a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
closed system
- A physical system that does not interact with other systems. A closed system obeys the conservation laws in its physical description.
- Also called isolated system
- Compare open system
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Word History and Origins
Origin of closed system1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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