thermodynamics

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The idea of there being a, you know, a little mud hole and two mosquitoes get together and the next thing you know you have a human being ... is completely at odds with, you know, one of the laws of thermodynamics which is the law of, of ... in essence, destruction.

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  1. noun Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
  2. noun Thermodynamic phenomena and processes.

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  • I have been specially trained in thermodynamics, and I know just when a button should be pressed, or an adjustment made. —  Astounding, January 1943
  • Twice a year, he gives his students an unusual assignment, asking them to write a poem meditating on some of the big ideas--such as thermodynamics or quantum mechanics--introduced during the term. —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • The third law of thermodynamics is the law of entropy - all things tend toward disorder. —  بالاترین
  • But according to the laws of thermodynamics, the heat has to go somewhere. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • A second is the development of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, a predictive mathematical theory for describing the behavior of systems that transfer energy from one place to another or convert energy from one form to another in processes the move towards an irreversible state of stability characterized by randomness or disorder-for biological systems, death. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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/θərmədaɪˈnæmɪks/
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