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Thermodynamic variable



In thermodynamics, state variables, state parameters or thermodynamic variables describe the momentary condition of a system. Regardless of the path by which a system goes from one state to another — i.e., the sequence of intermediate states — the total change in any state variable will be the same. This means that the incremental changes in such variables are exact differentials. Below are some examples of state variables:

 
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