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isothermal process
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thermodynamic process in which the temperature remains constant
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An isothermal process is a change in a system where the temperature stays the same throughout, even though other things like pressure or volume might change. This matters because many real-world systems—like a refrigerator keeping food cold or an engine operating at steady conditions—rely on maintaining constant temperature to work as intended.
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