Gibbs paradox

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Gibbs paradox

[′gibz ′par·ə‚däks]
(statistical mechanics)
The paradox in which there is an increase in entropy when two separate volumes of gases of the same kind, at the same temperature and pressure, are mixed.
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Therefore, the artifact of Gibbs' paradox can be avoided from the very beginning when working with Newton's notion of state, as can be seen from Einstein's 1907 paper discussed above.