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no, temperature is simply average kinetic energy and is always defined, even for systems far from equilibrium
by andbberger 4y ago
no, temperature is simply average kinetic energy and is always defined, even for systems far from equilibrium
- eternauta3k 4y agoThe point is that the state of the system consists of more than its average temperature. It's not just "catching up" to the state of the initially-cold water, it's going through other configurations.