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Third law of thermodynamics

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009629

A fundamental principle of thermodynamics stating that the entropy of a system approaches a constant minimum value as its temperature approaches absolute zero. This law implies that it is impossible to reach absolute zero temperature through any finite number of processes. It provides a reference point for the absolute value of entropy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009629
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoThermodynamic probability
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A fundamental principle of thermodynamics stating that the entropy of a system approaches a constant minimum value as its temperature approaches absolute zero. This law implies that it is impossible to reach absolute zero temperature through any finite number of processes. It provides a reference point for the absolute value of entropy.",
  "see_also": [
    "thermodynamic probability"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/third-law-of-thermodynamics/"
}

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