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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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Example Sentences
To buy an Apple product is to bet on the longevity of the closed system to which we've committed ourselves.
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For by definition they form a closed system; to introduce reference to a future event is to deny the definition.
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Vascular system generally present forming a closed system of tubes.
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Vascular system always present, forming a closed system, more complicated in the larger forms than in the aquatic genera.
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The complex of ideas becomes a closed system, a world in and of itself.
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The development of man is a closed system; its term is known and is within reach.
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