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Physical system

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surroundingsnounThe area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
physicsnounThe branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
statenounA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
environmentnounThe natural world or ecosystem.
thermodynamic systemnoun(physics) A localized physical system consisting of interacting components, called degrees of freedom
open systemnoun(computing) A system allowing hardware and software from different manufacturers to be used together seamlessly.
closed systemnoun(thermodynamics) A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings.
physical chemistrynounThe science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.
phys.nounAbbreviation of physics. [The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.]
spacenoun(heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
known universenounThe part of the physical universe that is known by observation or inference.
physical lawnounA universal statement about the operation of nature, based on empirical observations of physical behavior, tested using the scientific method.
fieldnounA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
free bodynoun(physics) A body singled out in order to analyze the forces acting on it, such as in a free body diagram.
physical constantnoun(physics) A physical quantity that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and constant in time.
theory of everythingnoun(physics) A theory that would unite the four known fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force (color force), weak nuclear force.
parameternounA value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
physicochemistrynounphysical chemistry
self-energynoun(physics) the portion of the elementary particle's mass due to the interaction with its environment
macrostatenoun(physics) A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.

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