isolated system
noun
a system whose matter and energy are not exchanged with its surroundings.
isolated systems
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pluralof isolated system.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Astronomers now know that galaxies are isolated systems of stars, much smaller than the space between them.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
Furthermore, there is no guarantee that independent and isolated systems would remain any more immune to data hacking than they are now.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
The tendency of isolated systems to move toward states with higher disorder is described by probability.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Common sense, which is occupied with detached objects, and also science, which considers isolated systems, are concerned only with the ends of the intervals and not with the intervals themselves.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
This point is very important in connection with what we may call "relatively isolated systems."
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
