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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

But it should be observed that isolated systems are only important as providing a possibility of discovering scientific laws; they have no theoretical importance in the finished structure of a science.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand

This point is very important in connection with what we may call "relatively isolated systems."

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand