system
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- noun
- /ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema
- Consider a chemically reactive system in which molecular species A and B can interconvert.
- a closed system
- an open system
- a system in equilibrium
Heat tends not to flow because all parts of the system are are in equilibrium.
- Heat tends not to flow because all parts of the system are are in equilibrium.
- Usually they correspond to a physical system that has two very well separated states.
- So then you have a much richer structure of this physical system.
Examples
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Assume now that the system started in state three.
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And because it's a closed system, it's going to contract.
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In a closed system, like a box, you will eventually die.
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That means a balance within an enclosed system itself.
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Cheap travel within the solar system, measured in terms of days and weeks rather than years.
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Moreover, the government is augmenting its primary care system with the help of the UNDP.
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The adaptive, temporally regulated functioning of this system is the essence of what is commonly called memory.
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In a chemical experiment, the equilibrium of the system allowed us to measure the reaction rates accurately.
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To understand the reaction, we must analyze the system under controlled temperature and pressure conditions.
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The research focused on a specific system where solids and liquids interacted to reach chemical equilibrium.
Idioms
Compounds
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A network of nerves that sends messages between the brain and body to control movement and feeling
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A group of computers and software that work together to store and use data
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3.9
Weapons and other equipment used to protect a country or area from attack
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2.5
A group of devices that warns you automatically about danger like fire or a break-in
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3.9
The way a country organizes how it makes, shares, and uses goods and services
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3.2
A network of vehicles and routes that moves people or goods
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3.0
A way to send and receive information between people or machines
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A group of parts that supply and carry electricity in a building, car, or area
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3.3
A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool
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4.6
A set of weapons and radar that find and stop enemy missiles before they hit
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A group of devices that automatically steer a vehicle like a rocket or plane
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A network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
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The parts of the body that break down food and take in nutrients
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3.2
A system of underground pipes that carries dirty water from homes and streets
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The way a country supplies and manages money and how people measure its value
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A group of fans and ducts that brings fresh air into a building and removes stale air
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A group of cameras and devices that watch people or places for safety
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Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
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3.3
A set of tools and rules that help people in a company collect, store, and share records
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A group of machines and tools used together by the military to attack or defend
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A computer setup that makes and stores copies of files to get them back after loss
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The central bank of the United States that controls money and checks banks
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A set of pipes and small nozzles that automatically spray water to put out fires
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Parts of the body that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe
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A system that detects threats early, like missiles or storms, and sends alerts so people can act
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Organs and blood vessels, including the heart, that move blood and a clear fluid called lymph around the body
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A system of laws that gives inventors the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a time
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A system that uses satellites to find the exact position of a device on Earth
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All the parts under the ground of a plant that hold it in soil and take water
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A person who manages and keeps a computer network working in a company or school
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A way of arranging and storing paper documents or computer data so you can find them
How Closed
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Surface Forms
Etymology
System comes from the old Greek systēma, with syn- meaning 'together' and a word meaning 'to put', which makes you think of a whole made of parts. In science this idea stays the same: a chemical or physical system is different parts or phases 'put together' and studied as one whole, often in balance.