Maxwell's demon (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction and slow molecules to move in the other direction through the hole
def this would result in one part of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics
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Instance Hypernym imaginary being, imaginary creature
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Instance Hyponym imaginary being, imaginary creature

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