In thermodynamics, state variable is a variable that is measure of the state of the system or process. [1] State variables are fully determined by the values at present (path independent variables) and do not depend on the previous history of the system (path dependent variables). [2]

See also
● Path function
● State function

References
1. Reiss, Howard. (1996). Methods of Thermodynamics (pg. 4). Dover.
2. Linder, Bruno. (2004). Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics (pg. 8). Wiley.

External links
● State variable – Wikipedia.

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