heat death of the universe

See also: heat death of the Universe

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the heat death of the universe

  1. (cosmology, thermodynamics) A theoretical future state of the universe in which the universe attains thermodynamic equilibrium and a further increase of entropy is no longer possible.
    Synonyms: Big Chill, Big Freeze
  2. (humorous, hyperbolic) The end of time; the end of a very long time.
    I still think he's wrong, but I gave in because I knew he would argue about it until the heat death of the universe.

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