maxwell demon

max·well de·mon

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Definition of maxwell demon words

noun maxwell demon a hypothetical agent or device of arbitrarily small mass that is considered to admit or block selectively the passage of individual molecules from one compartment to another according to their speed, constituting a violation of the second law of thermodynamics. 1

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; after J. C. Maxwell

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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