# Carnot's theorem

> in thermodynamics, the principle that any heat engine operating between the same two thermal reservoirs cannot have an efficiency greater than a reversible heat engine operating between the same reservoirs

**Wikidata**: [Q2347139](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347139)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot's_theorem_(thermodynamics))  
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