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closed system

noun

Thermodynamics.
  1. a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.

closed system

  1. A physical system that does not interact with other systems. A closed system obeys the conservation laws in its physical description.
  2. Also called isolated system
  3. Compare open system
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Word History and Origins

Origin of closed system1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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