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		readthenotes1 on Feb 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Emergence of a second law of thermodynamics in iso... "The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system can only increase over time. " Isn't there a difference between "can only increase" and "cannot decrease"?

goatlover on Feb 3, 2025 | [–]

Over long enough time, fluctuations to lower entropy states will happen, so the jaw is statistical.

2rsf on Feb 3, 2025 | [–]

Well, it's the an equal sign missing from one. For the later it can stay the same while it cannot stay the same for the former.

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