"closed system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closed systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closed system (plural closed systems)
  1. (physics, physical chemistry, engineering) A physical system whose interaction with its environment is limited to particular types of transfer, so that certain quantities are conserved within the system. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Engineering, Physical chemistry, Physics, Systems, Systems theory
    Sense id: en-closed_system-en-noun-QXOIzM8K Disambiguation of Systems: 61 39 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (thermodynamics) A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics, Energy, Matter Related terms: open system, isolated system
    Sense id: en-closed_system-en-noun-83AOY5tG Disambiguation of Energy: 41 59 Disambiguation of Matter: 31 69 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics

Inflected forms

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