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In thermodynamics, the increase of entropy for close systems is a fundamental law that always applies. On the other hand, statistical mechanics shows that the increase of entropy is only highly probable and that exceptions are possible. How can we reconcile those two points of view?

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In thermodynamics, the increase of entropy for close systems is a fundamental law that always applies. On the other hand, statistical mechanics shows that the increase of entropy is only highly probable and that exceptions are possible. How can we reconcile those two points of view?	1