home/glossary/Third Law of Thermodynamics

Third Law of Thermodynamics

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

possessive
Third Law of Thermodynamics's
pluralpossessive
Third Law of Thermodynamicses'