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Isolated system
Meaning
Noun
●
In Physics & Systems theory:
A system that does not
interact
with its
surroundings
. Depending on
context
this may
mean
that its total energy
and/or
momentum
stay
constant
. In
thermodynamics
,
isolated
is usually used to
indicate
that the system's energy does not change. In
mechanics
it
is used to
indicate
that the system's
momentum
does not change.
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