## Path Function

### Definition :

A path function is a property that does depend on the path or the specific process taken to move from one state to another.

Its value is not determined solely by the initial and final states, but also by the way in which the change occurre[1]d.

Example of a State and Path Function

## Notes

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   J.-P. Ansermet, S.D. Brechet, eds., Principles of Thermodynamics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019.