zeroth law of thermodynamics

Definitions of zeroth law of thermodynamics
  1. noun
    the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other
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    law of thermodynamics
    (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
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