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.
noun
a complete and seemingly unchangeable set of doctrines, ideas, or things; a self-contained system that is unaffected by outside influences
closed system
A physical system that does not interact with other systems. A closed system obeys the conservation laws in its physical description. Also called isolated system. Compare open system.
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