so we're going to use this concept of the path to go from the initial point to the end point.

在处理状态函数时,路径的选取。

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All right, so I need to tell you the path, when I go from one state to the other.

好，当我从一个状态过渡到另一个状态时，我需要告诉你们路径。

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So the system will not be described by a single state variable during the path.

因此系统将不能被,路径上的单一状态变量描述。

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And if it goes in one direction or another, where does is lead?

如果这个过程沿着某条路径进行，最终的状态会是什么？

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