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Subsection D.1.1 Physical Systems

Definition D.1.1.

A physical system is a collection of interacting components whose behavior can be described by a set of measurable macroscopic variables.

Context D.1.1.1 Thermodynamic systems

In thermodynamics, a system is a collection of matter and/or energy that conceptually isolated for the purpose of observation, measurement, or analysis.

Claim D.1.2.

Among all accessible macrostates, physical systems overwhelmingly tend to be observed in those corresponding to the largest number of compatible microstates.

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