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noun
A model of diffusion used to explain the second law of thermodynamics, considering a number of particles in two containers, which independently change container at a certain rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
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Synonyms: dog-flea model
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Paul Ehrenfest and Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanaseva.
