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Reversibility
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reversibility
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Reversibility can refer to:
Time reversibility
, a property of some mathematical or physical processes and systems for which time-reversed dynamics are well defined
Reversible diffusion
, an example of a reversible stochastic process
Reversible process (thermodynamics)
, a process or cycle such that the net change at each stage in the combined entropy of the system and its surroundings is zero
Reversible reaction
, a chemical reaction for which the position of the chemical equilibrium is very sensitive to the imposed physical conditions; so the reaction can be made to run either forwards or in reverse by changing those conditions
Reversible computing
, logical reversibility of a computation; a computational step for which a well-defined inverse exists
Reversible error
, a legal mistake invalidating a trial
Reversible garment
, a garment that can be worn two ways
Piaget's theory of cognitive development
, in which mental reversibility is part of the concrete operational stage, the understanding that numbers and objects can change and then return to their original state
Reversible playing card
, a playing card that may be read either way up