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Quote: Boltzmann made entropy a statistical property of an enormous number of particles; so disorder is only probably even though it is nearly certain

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entropy

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As Boltzmann's work progressed, he resolved that dilemma … advance toward greater disorder is only probable, though … to prevent all the particles from reversing their … event would be as rare as a kettle …   Google-1   Google-2

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