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The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium.

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Rudolf Clausius
Age: 66 †
Born: 1822
Born: January 2
Died: 1888
Died: August 24
Mathematician
Physicist
Theoretical Physicist
University Teacher
Köslin
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius
Rudolf Gottlieb
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