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The 22 pages that link to Thermodynamic cycle, each with the reason it gives.

• Thermodynamic stateBroader topic: The cycle closes because the final state equals the initial state.

• State functionBroader topic: A state function has zero net change over any completed cycle.

• State variableBroader topic: State variables return to their starting values after a complete cycle.

• Clausius theoremBroader topic: The theorem applies to processes that close into such a cycle.