state function
Sign in to saveAlso known as thermodynamic state variable, thermodynamic function of state, thermodynamic state property, thermodynamic property of system, physical property (of thermodynamic system), property of a thermodynamic system, physical quantity of state (thermodynamics), thermodynamic system property (state function)
measurable characteristic of the current state of a thermodynamic system, independent of the history of the system
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Encyclopedic overview
System properties
Note: Conjugate variables in italics
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