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fluctuation theorem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
fluc-tu-a-tion the-o-rem
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theorem dealing with the relative probability that the entropy of a system that is currently away from thermodynamic equilibrium (i.e. maximum entropy) will increase or decrease over a given amount of time.

Inflected Forms

the fluctuation theorem (canonical)

Synonyms

FT

Questions

What does fluctuation theorem mean?
A theorem dealing with the relative probability that the entropy of a system that is currently away from thermodynamic equilibrium (i.e. maximum entropy) will increase or decrease over a given amount of time.

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