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Kauzmann paradox
In thermodynamics, the Kauzmann Paradox is the apparent result that it is possible to obtain a supercooled liquid with an entropy lower than that of its corresponding crystal. This is viewed as a paradox, since the disordered liquid must have a higher entropy than the ordered crystal.
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