extensive quantity
additively-composing quantitative physical property
energy
quantitative property of a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light
amount of substance
extensive physical property
enthalpy
measure of energy in a thermodynamic system; thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system
thermodynamic potential
scalar physical quantities representing system states
quantum capacity
highest rate quantum information can be sent through a noisy quantum channel
TNT equivalent
class of units of measurement for explosive energy
heat capacity
thermal property describing the energy required to change a material's temperature
mass
property of matter to resist changes of the state of motion and to attract other bodies
number of particles
number of particles in a system
thermal resistance
objects' resistance to heat transfer; reciprocal of thermal conductance
volume
quantity of three-dimensional space
entropy
physical property of the state of a system, measure of disorder
internal energy
energy contained in a system, excluding energy due to its position as a body in external force fields or its overall motion
thermal conductance
objects' ability to transfer heat; reciprocal of thermal resistance
Helmholtz free energy
thermodynamic potential