Meaning of Maxwell's demon in English

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  1. Noun

    Maxwell's demon

    Definitions

    1. 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

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